Chapter Eighteen

As dinner drew to a close I started to panic internally. Silas would want me to go back to his cabin with him and there was no way I would be locked alone with him for that long. I needed to find a way to avoid that. Play up my hesitancy given who he is. It’s not an outright lie at the very least. As much as dinner was delicious it was also over a lot faster than I would have liked.

As everyone started to get up and leave the table to move on to other things as the evening drew to a close, I discreetly looked around the room, hoping to catch a glimpse of Torrance. Just as I saw a flash of her wild curls, Silas grabbed my hand and lifted me from the table. He wrapped his arm around my waist and led me out of the hall. I shivered as the cool night air met my bare skin, goosebumps erupting on my skin. 

Silas took off his suit jacket and put it over my shoul