A Monster's Mercy

Vane Silas Adler's Pov

“Silas? Silas?” My grandfather’s palm resting on my hand jarred me

back to the present. “Where was your mind? You seem lost. Did you even hear what the board members said?”

I flashed him a solemn smile, pretending to be attentive, but my mind wasn’t with them. It was consumed by the woman who tormented my thoughts both day and night. Just a day—only one day—she had been gone