When Samuel heard the words, his face darkened.

"Then who does attract you, Christopher?" he asked, his voice sharp with discontent.

Sophia’s tone remained calm, almost aloof. "Certainly not you."

With that, she turned and walked out of the master bedroom. "I’m sleeping in the guest room," she said over her shoulder.

But she didn’t make it far. Just as she stepped through the threshold, Samuel’s hand closed over her ...