MAYA

The warmth of the broth was finally spreading through my body. However, the feeling of Silas’s finger under my chin made my skin tingle. It was a sensation I wasn't ready to deal with. I hated how my body seemed to betray me whenever he was near. It was frustrating that he could make me feel that way with just a touch.

He was looking at me with a strange intensity. It was a look I couldn’t quite read.

"She’s acting really weird," he muttered, almost to himself.

Weird? I jerked my head away from his touch, my heart pounding. I looked around the room to avoid his gaze....