s hometown. Sophie had not been able to meet the new owner, and

she was back from the trip, but as Sophie stood o

e home to her. All the years that she grew up around her aunt, uncle, and pairs, she alw

ed who the other person in the photo was. The one whose photo had

received from her aunt five days ago a

crumbled to the wind, or was it only an illusion all this time? Ha

in the mirror, she saw the weak girl that she was. She had an ugly past

e-length floral gown, then went out to meet Rhys,

She followed him outside, where he loaded their suitcases i

d both suitcases. "You'll be fine.

ar. Rhys got in after her, and t

Rhys led her to the waiting metro train. H

e cabins on the train and looked out the

side and preferred it to the everyday hustle and bustle of the city. The noise, the crowd, t

verything was more of an art to her now, and just now that she was making sense of thin

nt the demons that lied in the shadows. To overcome her

an of grief in which she drifted. But could she face it?

throat, returning

placed too many cups of steaming

u relax." He said this, pushin

fee to burn through her throat and soothe her stress. Sh

You don't have to do th

raised

and I will not push. It's either you tell me or you don't, and if you ever choose to tell me, it should be your choice. But

mell of the coffee. In her mind, she said a million thanks to Rhys fo

he hills smoothly. Rhys moved from where he sat opposite her and slid into her side of the chair.

ten to as they rode smoothly across the

*

a stop, and Rhys was fast asleep. His head rested peaceful

he groaned awake. He rubbed his eye

ere." Sh

above their heads. He quickly reached for his phone, c

ent of it, and her anxiety rose even more when their Uber screeched to a stop in front of a lar

first and helped Sophi

When she saw the red-haired woman step out of the car, after the man,