Chapter 536

Nora didn't react. Not a flicker of acknowledgment, not even a glance in his direction. It was as if he hadn't spoken at all.

"Breakfast is ready." Silas shrugged out of his jacket and stepped toward her, clearly intending to drape it over her shoulders. "Come on. Let's go inside."

His hand was inches from her when she turned—smooth, unhurried, completely ignoring the gesture—and walked past him t