Chapter 36 I Am His Wife

• Sophia
• I woke up groggily, stretching my arms above my head as the morning light streamed through the curtains, painting golden streaks across the walls of my temporary room. It had been hours since I had come upstairs, exhausted from the weight of my thoughts, but sleep had done little to push them away. I still felt restless.
• After freshening up, I made my way downstairs, the grand staircase of Mrs. Ricci’s home feeling both familiar and foreign at the same time. It had been only a few days since I started staying here, yet something about this place felt oddly comforting, despite the uncertainty surrounding my future.