Chapter 30

Silas didn't say a word, just raised his hand to press hers.

"Once I give something away, I never take it back."

"Huh?"

"It's yours now."

Silas looked at her, a hint of something like irritation in his eyes.

"But..."

He didn't let her finish, striding ahead with purpose.

Calliope carefully followed behind Silas. "Well, thank you, I guess?"

"You can consider me your husband, just like the agreement says."

an abrupt stop, and Calliope, not expecting it, walked right into his broad back. Her body pressed against

froze, her heart

she hadn't moved, she found herself directly in his embrace. His arms were warm and

was dazed, feeling it was strangely familiar, an inexplicable sense of safety

a bit, she couldn't

some sort of unapproachable figure to her, but right now, he seemed

up, she met his

inadvertently locked eyes with her, and his

quickly took two steps back. "I have some

he turned and almost

and felt a chill settle

her touching him.

glanced at the door next to Silas's study. Adah had mentioned that she could go into any room

speculated that it might have something to do with the woman he deeply

kind of woman wouldn't be interested in a

of melancholy in her

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