obsessive · charming · hidden agenda · experimental facility · revenge · persistent · dual identity · dark romance · protective · engineered genetics
A spin-off from the Chat series, part one. The air in the kitchen is charged, heavy with the promise of another fight. Isolde, rigid and logical, demands cold, hard facts. Silas, all patient smiles and stubborn presence, offers only himself. His past is written in blood, but his devotion remains fixed on the one woman who seems to despise him. Isolde stands rigidly at the counter, her gaze fixed on Avery, the girl Silas has taken in. Without warning, strong arms encircle her waist from behind. A familiar warmth presses against her back, and a stubbled cheek brushes the sensitive skin of her neck.