Chapter 21

• It was Silas. My cousin, and one of the few I considered almost an ally.
• My cousin burst straight into the water closet without a second’s pause, catching me right in the grip of our family’s arch-nemesis. Even being pinned by the guy wouldn’t have hidden the fact that I was desperate for him. It was obvious.
• Shame piled on top of the rest of my frazzled emotions as Silas lurched backward, mouth open wide. Lucian dropped me back to my feet and stared at him, still not even flustered.