Echoes of the Beast

Silas’s Pov

Silence clung to the room long after they both left. I could still hear the echo of her voice, soft and hesitant, defending a man I refused to call family. It shouldn’t have stung, but it did. Every word she spoke in his defense carved deeper into my chest until I could barely breathe.

I leaned back against the wall, head tilted, eyes staring at nothing. The house felt colder now. May