Chapter 131

Silas’s mouth was warm, and for a second she forgot where they were. Who they were.

The weight of him anchored her to the mattress, his breath mingling with hers. Her heart hammered wildly in her chest, a chaotic rhythm that seemed to say: this is happening, this is happening, this is happening.

Then, just as suddenly as it had begun, Silas jerked away. He pushed himself up, eyes wide with somethi