Sofie’s POV Blinding rays of sunlight diffracted through the curtain blinds, and seeped into my tightly shut eyes, yanking me out of a light sleep.Today was d-day, and I felt extremely giddy at the thought of going back to college.No, even giddy was an understatement.I felt elated, ecstatic, joyful, and so merry that I could fly with happiness.I had missed school so much. I had missed socializing with people of my age.But underneath the jubilant wave of excitement swirling within me, there was a thin glimmer of anxiety tinged with trepidation.It had been two years since I last went to school, and I couldn't help but fear that I may seem dull to my course mates.As if to shake off the fearful thoughts of low self esteem issues away from my mind, the alarm on the nightstand dinged.With a deep sigh, I turned it off and darted a wistful stare at Roman's side of the bed.Earlier today, I had sensed him leaving for work, and something inside me wished he was here to encourage me and
Roman’s POV The corners of my mouth quivered in a smile, as I watched Sofie's eyes lit up as the car screeched down to a halt in front of the college building.I never knew a day would come that I'd derive so much happiness in seeing another person being happy.Maybe Damien was right about me getting softer, and less cold to the people around me.It was all because of Sofie and I wasn't sure if the thought didn't scare me.It had not even been up to fifty days since I had met Sofie, and I was sure that if she asked me to pluck down the stars for her, I'd surely do so.I had given up trying to convince myself that it was just lust I felt for her and not something akin to love.Who else was I deceiving anyway but myself?But something still stood, I wasn't going to tell Sofie about my feelings until the contract was over.I wanted to be certain that I wasn't mistaking compassion for love and that I hadn't been brainwashed into thinking I had feelings for her all because we had surreal
Sofie’s POV I walked into the venue for my first class of the day with slight anxiety brewing inside me as I tightly clasped my tote bag.Heaving a deep breath to calm my nerves, I quietly stepped into the hall while doing my best to avoid drawing too much attention to myself.Thankfully, the inhabitants of the hall seemed not to notice me as I walked to the middle of the room to take a seat. “Did you hear that we are getting a new professor for the semester? They said he's nothing but bad news.” A feminine voice to my right drifted into my ears, and I tilted my head sideways to see who it belonged to. It belonged to a pretty girl whose blonde hair was cut into a bob, she grinned at me, and I managed to dart a small smile at her, although some parts of her sentence still confused me.“I recently transferred here, so I don't really understand what you just said.” I uttered, to which she nodded, outstretching her hand.“I reckoned. I'm sorry for assuming. By the way, I'm Katie Perez.”
Roman’s POV "Hey, baby." I said as Sofie walked into the study with a wan smile caressing her face."Hi. How was work?" She asked, standing with her back against the desk, and her hand tracing lines down my face."Work was work. How did your first day back at college go? Did you have fun?" I asked, standing up to wrap my arms around her waist.She averted her gaze from me to stare at the bookshelf behind me, "Yeah, I did. Let's talk about something else. Something unrelated to school or education or professors and whatnot." She rambled out, hazel eyes restlessly darting around like she was being chased.I could see pure, unadulterated fear twinkling in her eyes as she unknowingly clutched tightly to my shirt.Something was clearly up because I knew and has witnessed first-hand how Sofie had been so excited in the car this morning."Baby, are you okay?" I asked, lacing my hands through hers. She smiled; a false, weary grin that didn't quite crease her eyes and nodded."You know I may
Sofie’s POV I nervously twirled the engagement ring around my left ring finger as I stared at the professor on the podium. She was saying something about a group project but my mind couldn't really decipher anything at that moment. It was filled with thoughts and regretful memories of how I had fucked everything up the previous evening. If only I hadn't gone to Roman's study or initiated the stupid kiss, then he'd never have known about this mess. I knew Roman and I knew he'd never sit back and wait for me to tell him about Cornelius. He'd probably kill Cornelius if he found out that he was the bastard that gave me the hickey and I didn't want that. I just wanted to peacefully graduate without drama but it seemed the universe was clearly against serenity being in my life. I wondered if Cornelius had survived that hit. It wasn't like I cared if anything had happened to him, he deserved it anyway for even attempting to molest a woman. I just didn't want to be tagged a murderer
Roman’s POV "Would your friend like to have some tea, sir?" A middle-aged man who I had never met in any of my numerous visits to New York state college asked me with a smile. I glanced backward at Nathan, who was standing motionlessly behind me with an expressionless face, and beckoned him to answer the question. He shook his head in negation at the man, and the man nodded as he went back to his seat. I darted an investigative look at the man's bandaged head as I inwardly wondered why he wasn't resting in the hospital and was instead walking about and working. Earlier, he had introduced himself to me and explained that he was manning the chancellor's office, pending the time she got back from an official trip. Currently, I was in Sofie's school on a mission; to find who the fearless perpetrator was. The fucking bastard who had left a hickey for me to see on my fiancée. I had no idea why I was so sure the person was from the school but my guts were never wrong, so I knew I co
Sofie's POVAs Nathan and I walked through the crowded hallway to the car, I felt innumerable pairs of eyes fixed on me with various mumblings of incoherent words trailing after me.I clutched my hands into fists as I willed my legs, which had suddenly become as heavy as lead to carry me to the car. The nervousness and trepidation sizzling within me at that moment was inexplicable.Momentarily, I turned back as my heart tinged with fear for the umpteenth time since I had walked out of the chancellor's office that day.God, I just hoped the man didn't feed Roman lies about me or worse still, Roman wasn't doing anything mortifying to the man.I mean I knew he totally deserved all the horrible things in life for forcing himself on me, but I knew I wouldn't be able to live with myself or with the gruesome thought that Roman really did something horrible to him.Calm down, Sofie. You are probably overthinking everything, it's not like he knows Cornelius is the molester, so why are you worr
Roman's POVI stifled a smile as I watched Sofie go through a whirlwind of emotions in just a couple of seconds.She was really entertaining."Y-You don't mean it." She whispered, shaking her head, horror evident in her face."I don't mean what?" I prodded, feeling my composure wilter as time went by.Even Nathan was staring at me though the rear-view mirror with an unreadable expression as I casually placed my hand on Sofie's exposed thigh; her dress has rolled up and her soft, porcelain skin was now left on exhibition."Roman, what did you to him? Is he still alive at least?" She asked, worry prominent in her tone.I felt anger bristle within me for a moment at her concerned tone; why was she so worried about the perverted bastard?I was starting to regret not gunning him down when I had the opportunity to.Yeah, you read it correctly. I didn't kill Cornelius after all and it was not because I was scared of the consequence but because I didn't want Sofie to become ostracized by the