cold · distant · sarcastic · jealous · possessive · protective · lawyer · enemies to lovers · romance · mature
The air in the courtroom sits thick and heavy. Silas stands impassive, observing his terrified client—a case taken only for the fee. His gaze lifts and locks with Vera Sterling’s across the aisle: his arrogant, beautiful rival, someone he both loathes and admires. The judge enters. After Vera’s precise, cutting opening statement, Silas rises, adjusts the drape of his robe, and attacks her credibility with icy detachment, invoking reasonable doubt. Watching fury tighten Vera’s expression sends a wave of perverse satisfaction through him.