Chapter 54 - Into the Smoke

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"My Lady—what are you doing?!"

Sophie reached for the door handle, but it wouldn't budge. I had locked the car with the press of a button, trapping her inside.

I barely spared her another look. She wasn't in any real danger—the car would automatically unlock in a minute if she tried again.

Still, I took a perverse satisfaction in her rattled expression, her face pressed against the window, her hands pawing uselessly at the door.

Let her feel powerless for a change.

Without so much as batting an eyelid, I waved down a cab from the street, the cold air nipping at my skin as I slid into the backseat.

Sophie's voice, muffled through the glass, grew fainter as the car sped away.

For a brief moment, I imagined the look of rage that would overtake her face once she realized she had no control over the situation.

That would teach her a lesson.