Like Mother Like Son

After months away, Sophiana returns to Paris, a city that has always felt both familiar and suffocating. She never thought she'd set foot here again, but some things are impossible to avoid forever. The moment she steps off the plane, she knows-this isn't just a visit. This is a storm brewing, a collision course set in motion the second she walked away all those months ago.

Gabriel Agreste. A man obsessed with control, perfection, and order. A man who had always dictated the rules, ensuring that nothing slipped through his grasp. But Sophiana has never been one to follow rules, least of all his.

And then there's Adrien-the one person in that house who matters to her. The boy who has spent his whole life being sculpted, polished, and caged like a delicate masterpiece. The son who was never allowed to be anything other than what his father demanded. But she sees it-the exhaustion in his eyes, the weight on his shoulders.

She left once, thinking it was for the best. Thinking that maybe, just maybe, things wouldn't get worse. But now, standing in front of him, feeling the way he clings to her like she's the only thing keeping him afloat, she knows-she should have come back sooner.

Gabriel, of course, isn't pleased. His carefully structured world doesn't allow for disruptions, and Sophiana is nothing but a disruption. She doesn't belong in his perfectly controlled household, in his perfectly calculated plans. She challenges him, defies him, and worst of all? Adrien listens to her.

For the first time in his life, Adrien has someone standing beside him. Someone who tells him that he doesn't have to listen, doesn't have to be a puppet, doesn't have to live by his father's impossible expectations. And Gabriel? Gabriel isn't about to let that happen.

But Sophiana has never been one to back down.

She knows the war she's starting by standing against Gabriel Agreste, but she doesn't care. Because this time? She's not leaving.