Chapter 52

Sophia’s POV

As soon as Blake took Leah away, I became worried and started to panic. I pleaded with Derick to come with me to save her, but he remained adamant, insisting it could be a trap set by Blake.

His mistrust of the man had only deepened over time, and he believed Blake would do anything to lure us straight into his territory.

While we were still arguing, Derick’s phone rang. An emergency call from his office pulled him away immediately. He told me to stay put and not leave the mansion. Reluctantly, I agreed, though my mind stayed fixed on Leah’s safety the whole time he was gone.

She might have betrayed me before, but I needed to save her from Blake, whatever her mother had done.

The moment Derick left, I couldn’t sta