Ethan’s eyes softened slightly, but his voice remained tense. “I don’t like seeing you with him, Sophie. Especially not like that.”
Sophie sighed again, torn by the turmoil in her life. “Ethan, I don’t know what you expect from me. You’re engaged to Vanessa, and I’m just trying to get through this… whatever this is.”
Ethan’s jaw clenched, and he took a step closer, his voice barely above a whisper. “I told you, Sophie. You’re mine, contract or not. And I won’t let anyone else take you away from me.”
Sophie’s heart raced, confusion and longing swirling inside her. “But Ethan… you’re with Vanessa. How can I be with you when you’re going to marry someone else?”
Ethan reached out, gently cupping her face, his voice filled with a rare vulnerability. “I never wanted things to get this compli
