Sophia’s P.O.V

I watched Vee pace towards the door, her hand already on the doorknob as she whispered, “I’m just going to check what that noise was. It’s probably nothing, Soph…just someone dropping something.” But the uneasy weight in my chest only tightened, and before she could open the door fully, I grabbed her wrist.

“Vee, wait…no. Don’t go down yet,” I said, my voice shaking a little more than I wanted it to.

She turned to me, eyebrows raised in ...