Chapter 14 A Glimpse Beyond The Cage

• Sofia stared at the television that now adorned the wall of her bedroom, the sleek black screen reflecting her own astonished face. She hadn’t expected Marco to actually listen, much less give in. Yet there it was—a small but meaningful concession.
• “I guess you do know how to compromise,” she muttered under her breath.
• Anna, who had been silently arranging a pile of remote controls on the coffee table, glanced at her with a faint smile. “He always listens, Miss Sofia,” she said, her tone soft but with a subtle edge of something unreadable. “Even when you think he doesn’t.”