Sophia’s P.O.V

The moment the door swings open, I feel the energy in the room shift. Everyone, including Gabriella, turns in unison, their gazes locking onto the tall, broad-shouldered man who strides in with an air of quiet authority. 

There was so much elegance, so much grandeur in the way he walked, the way he carried himself, and I realized that this was a person of so much importance.

My stomach knots the second I recognize him—he’s the same man I saw this ...