Chapter 19

Sophia's POV

I stood outside the coffee shop waiting for my ride, relieved the shift had finally ended and looking forward to nothing more than collapsing at home.

A sleek car pulled up in front of me instead, the window rolling down to reveal Derick behind the wheel, and I found myself wondering, not for the first time that day, what he could possibly want now.

“Get in,” he said, his voice firm.

I wasn’t in the mood to be commanded. “No, I’ll take a cab,” I said.

His expression shifted to annoyance. “Get in the car, now.”

My pulse quickened as I weighed my options, unwilling to climb into a car with a man whose motives I couldn’t begin to guess. I turned instead and hailed a cab, l