SILAS

Maya felt light in my arms. Her weight was barely there, almost as if she were nothing to carry, but the way she clung to me was everything.

I had already dismissed the guards Isabella brought to that hellhole. They were my men before they were hers, but they had been too afraid to stop her. Because everyone knew she had been the only woman in my bed for years, they had simply stepped aside, fearing my reaction if they defied her.

Isabella hadn't cared who saw her. She had been bold, dragging Maya through the estate and not minding the cameras capturing her every move. She thought she’d...