Chapter 30 Between Desire And Distraction

• Sofia sat by the window of Marco’s grand villa, the scent of the sea wafting in through the curtains that danced in the breeze. Her mind replayed Marco’s words over and over: Enjoy your vacation. It wasn’t just the words—it was his tone, the way he looked at her as if he knew the chaos he left in his wake.
• And it annoyed her. No, it infuriated her.
• She didn’t know why she was upset, why disappointment coiled tightly in her chest when Marco agreed so casually to her request to let her go and announced that he’d be leaving again.