Chapter 32. Talk to Me

Roman’s POV

“Hey, baby,” I said as Sofie walked into the study with a wan smile caressing her face.

“Hi. How was work?” she asked, standing with her back against the desk and her hand tracing lines down my face.

“Work was work. How did your first day back at college go? Did you have fun?” I asked, standing up to wrap my arms around her waist.

She averted her gaze from me to stare at the bookshelf behind me. “Yeah, I did. Let’s talk about something else. Something unrelated to school or education or professors and whatnot,” she rambled, hazel eyes restlessly darting around like she was being chased. I could see pure, unadulterated fear twinkling in her eyes as she unknowingly clutched tightly to my shirt. Something was clearly up because I knew and had witnessed firsthand how excited Sofie had been in the car this m