Sophia's POV:

The last thing I remembered was reading in the library. "Who changed my clothes" I asked Morana as she got out of the bathroom. "Good you're awake" she said ignoring my question. I woke up and pulled her by the collar "who changed my clothes" I asked again. "I did" Morana smirked. I looked at her in shock, did she really undress me while I was asleep. "I'm kidding, Martha did but those are my clothes" Morana replied.

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It was time for gun training. Morana fired a few shots using her own gun, hitting the target immediately and almost effortlessly. She was really impressive. "I-Ive never used a gun before" I said nervously. "Here I'll show you" Morana said as she handed me the gun. I took the gun from her hand and aimed it towards the target. "May I" Morana suggested to helping me with the gun. I nodded giving her the okay to assist me. Morana guided my hands from behind me sending shivers down my spine immediately. Her perfume was incredibly intoxicating and her presence alone was enough to make anyone fall in love. I shot at the first target. "Pretty good for your first time with a gun" Morana complimented. We made eye contact for a short while before she said "eyes on the target sweetie" with a slight smirk. I swear her smirk drives me crazy. I felt like I was in a dream that I strangely didn't want to get out off. Almost as if time had stopped, every time I was with her. I couldn't shake the feeling off and it kept growing. "Urgh get it together" I thought to myself.

It's been a few days that I've been in the mansion and I haven't really left. Today we'll be going to the city for shopping and I was kind of nervous. We walked into the first store, it looked really expensive. I looked at the price tag of a beautiful red dress that caught my eye but when I looked at the price tag, I left it behind. "It wouldn't look that good on me anyway" I thought to myself as I began to walk away. I noticed that Morana was talking to Theodore, the bodyguard. "It would look stunning on you" Morana said. "It's too expensive" I replied. "I'll pay for everything, just take whatever you like" Morana said while handing me the red dress.

We went through several more stores before finally leaving the mall.

Morana's POV:

I was driving downtown with my favourite Chase Atlantic song, paradise, playing on the radio. The windows were down and the sun began to set. Her hands were placed on the door and her chin was rested on her hands. The wind was blowing through her hair and she had a warm smile on her face almost as if she's free for the first time, like a bird out of a cage. Both her and the sunset were breathtaking, the perfect view. "Isn't it beautiful" I asked. She looked back at me and nodded. "The city is magical" she said. "I wasn't talking about the city" I laughed. She tried to contain her smile and pink blush cheeks as she kept looking back out the window. "Just the clubs spoil the city" she added. "You don't like them?" I asked. "They're mysterious and dangerous " she replied. "I own them all" I smirked. "You're full of surprises" she gulped. "Oh you have no idea but you'll find out" I winked.

Narration POV:

(Metaphor) Sometimes the most beautiful things can come from something you thought was dark. Love isn't always a ray of sunshine, it can be a dark cloud but it's the feeling of comfort and serenity that makes it special. The feeling of being needed and wanted can be brought by someone who's seen as ruthless and emotionless.

Sophia was scared of the unknown, Morana was like a mystery to her. Morana was scared to feel, her heart was numb and her soul was dark. Sophia was scared to get hurt and Morana was scared that she would always be treated like a monster. Everyone feared her. Morana wasn't scared of pain, it was her strength but she was scared of love. Will their fears be their obstacle or the missing puzzle piece to each others hearts?

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