Moonlit Echoes

Sloane advanced through the uneasy ring of guests, lifted her chin, and addressed Silas Lancaster. “I can overlook your cousin’s slap,” she said, her voice steady but edged with frost. “All I ask is a moment alone with you. There are things I need to discuss—privately.”

A flicker of puzzlement crossed Silas’s dark eyes. “Have we met before, Ms. Callahan?” he asked, genuinely searching her face fo