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Sophia’s POVI remained still, frozen in the doorway of my room, while I watched Alexander sitting on the edge of my bed. He was stiff, but his expression was no longer one of arrogance. For the first time, I saw something else in him: a hint of vulnerability, something unexpected. He did not look like someone who had kept me at an arm's length for so long. Just... uncertain.He began with a steady voice laced with something soft, almost regretful, as he uttered my name. “Sophia, I owe you an apology.”I blinked in astonishment. An apology from his lips? Now we were treading new waters, complete with foreign currents. I crossed my arms, not sure how to respond.“I’ve been… cold,” he said steadily but never-ending gaze with mine. “I know that. And for all the cruel things that I said to you, for ignoring you like I did, I’m sorry.” He broke eye contact, looking down to his hands for a second, almost as though gathering his thoughts to continue. “I just didn’t want to give you an openin
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Sophia’s POV.The garden is still now except the gentle rustle of leaves swaying in the evening air. The smell of roses freshly watered hangs mixed with the even fainter whiff of lovely chlorine from the pool.This is the time when things ought to feel calm, but because I'm lying here facing Mira under fine moonlight, tension tightens between us like an invisible rope purposed to snap any second soon.I shouldn't have followed her out here. I should have turned a blind eye and gone straight to my room. But decency did not permit it, and now I am trapped within a conversation I never wanted to have.Mira tilts her head slightly, smirking at me so that my skin tingles. "What is happening between you and Alexander?" she asks, her voice light, almost playful, but I hear the edge beneath it.Like a slap in the face, the question takes my breath away. For a second, I can only stare at her, my mind tying itself in knots, trying to think about the audacity of her words.Then I let out an amus
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Sophia's POV.The air betweenus thickened. It balanced with unspoken possibilities."I need to talk to you," I said, my own voice lessaudible than I'd intended it to be. "Privately."Those piercing blue eyes regarded me intently, searching for something in my expression. He clenched his jaw before inclining his head once. "Meet me in my library."That was all; he turned and walked away, leaving me standing there, the heart pounding in my chest.I exhaled, fingers curling into fists. What the devil was that? The manner in which he looked at me, the manner in which his very existence caused my mind to spin, was sufficient to make my head spin. And for a moment, I had wished to kiss him. What is wrong with me?I brushed those sly thoughts away and turned sharply, entering my room. I entered and locked the door behind me, breathing deeply, attempting to relax. Focus, Sophia. Mira is the problem-not whatever the damn hell is occurring between you and Alexander.I put on a simple black tan
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