Chapter 160

• Sophia’s POV
• It was a quiet afternoon, one of those rare moments where things felt almost normal. I was sitting on the couch, a book in my hands, but my mind wasn’t really on the words in front of me. Instead, I was thinking about everything that had happened, the weight of the secrets we’d been carrying pressing down on me more with each passing day. My belly, rounder now, was a constant reminder of the life growing inside me—and the danger that came with it.
• Ian had gone out for a meeting, and Jacob and Jenny were off somewhere, probably trying to act like everything was fine. I had the condo to myself, which gave me a strange sense of peace, even if it was short-lived.