Dark Lord Seduction System: Taming Wives, Daughters, Aunts, and CEOs

Chapter 352: Anchor of the Lost

Sofia waited on the front steps in plaid skirt, white shirt, the picture of private school innocence except for the haunted shadows under her eyes. When she saw the Audi, she practically flew down the walkway.

"There she is," I told Madison as she took the wheel. "Sofia’s been waiting."

"Our traumatized princess," Madison said, but her voice was gentle. "How do you think she’s doing?"

"Better. Jack hasn’t tried anything since the restaurant. But she’s clingy as fuck right now which I love so much about her."

"Good. She needs to be clingy. She needs to feel safe." Madison merged into traffic with the confidence of someone who’d been driving since she could reach the pedals. "And we’re going to give her that."

She scrambled into the backseat, a fragile bird seeking sanctuary, molding herself against my chest like I was the only solid thing in a crumbling world. Her breath hitched against my neck as I wrapped around her—not a hug, a cocoon. My hand cupped the back of her head, fingers tangling in her hair, pressing her firmly into the hollow of my shoulder. Safe. Mine.

Tremors shook her frame. I enfolded her completely, one hand cradling her head, the other pressing her spine against my chest like armor plating.

"You came," she whispered, trembling.

"I always come for what’s mine," I rumbled, the vibration settling in her bones. Madison’s hand stroked Sofia’s arm, a silent reinforcement.

"Jack... he texted," Sofia choked out. "’Let’s talk.’"

I didn’t stiffen with anger. I didn’t shift. I didn’t flinch. I just weighed heavier against her. Absolute. Unmoving. A mountain in a hurricane. "No." The word wasn’t loud. It was carved in granite. "He won’t."

Sofia pulled back just enough to search my eyes. Fear still flickered, but confusion was dawning beneath it. "Peter, he’s at school. The same building—"

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