Chapter 33 The First Night Together

• Sophia’s POV
• The rain started as a soft whisper against the house’s windows, and then an insistent rush that filled the long corridors. Clara and I had been passing the evening with a deck of worn cards, her quick fingers shuffling while the dim light cast gentle pools of golden lights across the room.
• Thunder grumbled loud in the distance. The scent of damp earth drifted in from the balcony doors I had left a bit cracked for air.