chapter 56

Sorin stood by the window of their penthouse, his gaze fixed on the city skyline shimmering under the night's embrace. Andrea approached quietly, her footsteps muffled by the plush carpet that lined their sanctuary.

"You've been distant lately," Andrea's voice carried a hint of concern, her eyes searching his face for answers that remained elusive.

Sorin turned to face her, his expression guarded yet tinged with a vulnerability he struggled to conceal. "There are things... things I've uncovered about my family," he admitted, his voice barely above a whisper. "Things that I never imagined could be true."

Andrea's brow furrowed in confusion, a mixture of apprehension and curiosity swirling within her. "What do you mean, Sorin? What have you found out?"

Sorin hesitated, his mind grappling with the weight of revelations that threatened to unravel their world. "There's a darkness in our family's past," he confessed, his words laden with a heaviness that echoed through the room. "Secrets bu