Sophia paced the plush confines of her lavish mansion, her mind whirling in the aftermath of the day's devastating events. The once-bright future she had envisioned for herself now lay in smoldering ruins, torn asunder by the all-consuming scandal with Jackson Brown.
Her livelihood, her reputation - all of it erased with a few ruthless strokes from the pens of Pinnacle Entertainment's board. She was adrift, her dreams of stardom crumbling around her like a house of lies.
But Sophia refused to simply accept this cruel fate lying down. A simmering defiance burned within her, stoked by the instincts of a born survivor. If they wanted to cast her out, to make her the sacrificial lamb, then so be it - but she would not be going down alone.
