Sofia changed her number and quietly disappeared from the life she once knew. No more city lights, no more headlines with her name beside his. She cut all ties except one—his father's. Raymond Thornvale was the only person she couldn't bring herself to shut out completely.
She could have left the country if she wanted to. There were enough opportunities—enough money sent discreetly through Raymond's account—but she didn't. She wanted peace, not distance. So she chose the countryside—a place so far from the city that the air smelled of rain and earth instead of smoke and regret.
