Strands of Truth

Bianca leaned in, her perfume curling through the dim light as her lips drifted toward his. Silas turned his face at the last possible heartbeat. “Bianca, I only ever regarded you as a sister.”

Her smile fractured. A hard glint flashed across her eyes. “A sister?” She scoffed, the sound sharp as breaking glass. “Do you truly imagine you belong in the Lancaster family?”

With a sudden shove, she f