Chapter 253

Valeria’s Pov

“Just relax, I’m not fighting with you,” Silas’s mom said softly, as if she’d noticed how stiff I’d suddenly become.

Her voice was calm, almost soothing, but there was something in her tone a sharp edge hidden beneath the sweetness that made my stomach tighten.

I could feel Silas’s eyes on me from across the table. His mother’s sudden interruption had caught everyone off guard, espec