Silas sat in the back seat, his elbow resting on his thigh. His finger absentmindedly rubbed his cheek as he gazed out of the window. The thought of meeting his mate, Tabitha, left him feeling anxious.Silas questioned himself countless times about what he would say to Tabitha when he met her. He considered several scenarios, contemplating ways to make Tabitha come to him, even if she initially hesitated and remained doubtful.'You are my mate, and you are supposed to be mine…'‘Yeah, no. It is as awful as it sounds,’ Silas thought as his face darkened. Among the dreadful things that had crossed his mind to say, this statement was just worse.‘Ugh! Think, Silas!’ he thought in frustration as more ideas continued to flash through his mind. Never before had he been so indecisive about what to say. Even during crucial business meetings that could significantly impact the enterprise, Silas had never been so uncertain about the words that could escape his lips. Yet, all it took was a sing

Tabitha was awakened by her mother the next morning. She had been unable to sleep for the majority of the night, haunted by thoughts of what her family had done to her. The weight of the betrayal made it difficult for her to find peaceful rest.Tabitha's heart felt heavy. Despite the evidence laid before her eyes, she still couldn't fully believe that the people she had loved all her life were her enemies.Recalling the painful memory of catching Donald cheating on her with her selfish sister and how he took Bianca's side when confronted the night before, Tabitha's heart broke anew.Wailing, she revisited those distressing memories and cried even more as the reality of her family treating her like an object to be used however they pleased, sank in.They weren't her family all along, but did they have to mistreat her just because they weren't biologically related?The numerous hurtful thoughts that swirled in her head tormented her throughout the sleepless night.Tabitha only managed t

Dressed for an unknown event she had no idea of, Tabitha left her room with the maids sent by her mother. As she started moving, she realized how weak she was; every step felt heavy. Her stomach growled continuously, and a slight dizziness overcame her.Tabitha knew why she felt this way. Setting aside the physical and mental exhaustion she had yet to recover from, the day-long deprivation of food further weakened her. Tabitha knew she needed sustenance for strength, but she was determined not to accept food from her enemies. All she could do was endure and prepare for whatever came next.Tabitha encountered her family in the living room, engaged in discussion. She had no idea about their topics, nor did she care.Standing weakly, struggling to keep her feet steady and avoid falling, Tabitha noticed one of the maids who had escorted her from her room approaching her mother. Though unaware of the maid's intentions, Tabitha was almost certain it concerned her.Informed by the maid t

Upon hearing Bianca's words, Donald became angry. He hated seeing Bianca uncomfortable. Even during the times he played pretend with Tabitha, it was known to any observant person with way too much time on their hands to study others that he doted on her.To people ignorant of the true situation and knew he was engaged to Bianca's sister, most would believe Donald was just really fond of his future sister-in-law. Tabitha had thought the same, as it seemed like everyone in the family started to have unusually good chemistry with Donald.Perhaps if Tabitha hadn't been so blinded by love for her family and fiancé, she would have noticed some peculiar patterns and might have caught signs of Donald's cheating earlier. But, oh well, one couldn't really blame a woman who had been so wholeheartedly in love; it blinded her to not notice anything wrong."Where is she?" Donald asked with a cold expression on his face, still holding Bianca close to his body. He wanted to address the issue immedia

Tabitha blinked in surprise, shocked to the point of forgetting to breathe. His words left her doubting if she had heard correctly.Staring at him, she couldn’t help the images of that night resurfacing in her mind—the intimate moment, the sensations coursing through her body, the pleasant words he spoke. It all came flooding back.Beyond the pleasure she experienced, something undeniable, he made her feel alive when everything seemed dead.But what was he saying now? Could he be serious about what he said? That one of the reasons why he was here with her was because he couldn't get enough…No! Tabitha mentally blocked out his deep, melodic voice that continued to echo.Still stunned from the sudden encounter and now this, she continued to stare at him.All her pain was still buried deep in her heart, but she believed that for the second time she had spent with Silas, his presence seemed to be capable of washing it away when they were together.Silas, not receiving any solid reaction