Chapter 22

Sofia's POV

I climbed under the covers, switched on the television, and took a bottle of red wine as Steel was already in bed. I simply wanted to take my mind off things because Sterling hadn’t returned from wherever he had gone yet. I couldn’t get the scenes out of my head since yesterday night.

I had no idea why, but I couldn’t stop seeing Steel’s existence after I left. Those were some extremely sinister ideas.

A sound came from outside, and I jerked out of my reverie. I took out my rifle and went outside without a word. Steel’s room was the first area I checked to be sure it was secure.

I exhaled a breath of relief when I saw him go off to sleep. I continued to glance around as I closed the door. My attention was drawn to a quick movement, so I pointed my rifle in that direction. How on earth could this individual enter without my knowledge?

I waited to make sure I could see the invader. The fact that the flat was pitch black throug