ESTHER

The silence in the bedroom was suffocating.

Asher and Finn stood in the doorway, still sweaty from the gym, staring at the way Silas held me against his chest. My heart hammered so hard I was sure they could all hear it.

Silas didn’t let me go. If anything, his grip on my waist tightened.

“Silas,” Asher said, voice dangerously low. “What the fuck did you just say to her?”

Silas finally looked at them, his gray eyes hard. “I told her the truth. I don’t want to share her anymore. I want Esther for myself.”

Finn let out a sharp, disbelieving laugh, but there was no humor in...