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SOPHIA SMOOTHLY RAN her fingertips over the books arranged neatly on the black shelf in Chase's room as her eyes roamed over them. She didn't know Chase used to read books. How would she know? The times she used to be in the room, it wasn't of her own accord so she never noticed.
But that day, she had taken herself there. To the lion's den. To thank him for her Nana and allowing her to go to college.
He wasn't in the room yet. Probably still working, but she was ready to wait for him. He had considered her future and finally let her study and also stopped her Nana from worrying too much about her. Not to mention the surgery.
Sophia's heart fluttered at those little gestures. Maybe he wasn't as bad as she portrayed him to be. He wasn't the villain in her life.
A book caught he
