MAYA

I stayed under the covers, my heart racing for a completely different reason now. I was in total denial. This had to be because it had been weeks since I was with Liam. I was just desperately craving a man's touch; that was the only logical explanation for why I had acted like such a fool.

That was why I felt this way whenever Silas was near. It wasn't that I liked him—that was impossible. Sure, he was handsome and I was clearly attracted to him, but I couldn't like a man like him romantically. It didn't make sense. I was sure that if I just got laid, all...