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“No!” Ivy yelled, flinging the dildo on the bed.
Silas chuckled at the terror in her green eyes as she backed up against the wall. Her cheeks turned pink, stirring something inside him.
He hadn’t meant to say that, but watching her touch that toy had done something to his stomach, and he wanted to see her use it.
“Come on,” he teased, stepping forward. “You’re not going to deny your husband his pleasure.”
Her eyes widened in disbelief. “Pleasure? You’d rather watch… me play with it then…” she trailed off averting her eyes.
He chuckled again. “Would you rather I sleep with you then?”
She bit her lip and quickly shook her head.
“Then use it,” he said.
He was getting hard just talking about it, just thinking about it. He wanted to see her unwrap the toy, tapping it against her opening, until she was hot and drenching with desire. He wanted to see those waterworks, to watch her growl with pleasure before he penetrated her.
Desire burned through him, leaving hard and willing.
“I… can’t. Please Silas,” Ivy said. He heard the fright in her tone. “I told you I want no intimacy between us. Honor our contract.”
He moved to her bed and sat. “Then what will you call what you did earlier?”
“It was just a hand job,” she muttered.
Silas laughed.
“It was… I was returning the favor!” she snapped. “You… pleasured me, I did the same and now we’re even. We could start afresh.”
Silas crossed his legs, enjoying watching her expressions. She was so scared, yet so
stubborn.
“I think you need to leave,” she said. This time, her tone was steady. “I need to rest.”
He arched his brow. “But it’s our wedding night.”
“You know this is no original wedding,” she said, moving away from the wall and going to the window side. Her legs hit the table causing the other gift to wobble.
Successfully unlocked!
“Are you going to open that too?‘ he dekod, gesturing to the gift. “Let’s see what’s in that one.”
Her forehead creased into a frown. “It’s none of your business.”
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“But I’m your husband,” he teased. He was starting to enjoy that title a little too much.” And I would like to see that.”
Her frown deepened. “It’s my gift, not yours.”
“Well, fair,” he said, standing up. “You’re so stubborn, Dawn. But one of these days, I’ll get you.”
The corners of her mouth twitched. “Don’t call me that.”
He chuckled, walking to the door. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
The instant Silas left her room, he heard the click of her door and chuckled again. He wasn’t going to force it, when the time was right, Ivy was going to beg for it.
The thought delighted him as he made his way downstairs. He was about to walk to
his room when he saw Rosie.
“Hey, Rosie,” he called her.
Rosie turned to him. A smile on her face, a bottle of wine on her hand. “Silas. What are you doing here? Ain’t you supposed to be with your wife?”
“She’s engaged with other things,” he replied.
Rosie hiccuped and released a long, uneven laugh. “You should be with a woman right now. Should I set you up with one? Your bride wouldn’t mind.”
Silas chuckled at her joke. “Thank you Rosie, but I’m too tired for that. Good night.”
“Good night, Silas,” Rosie said, waved at him.
When Silas got into his room, he took off his wedding outfit, took a long bath and crashed into his bed.
The next morning, he woke up to a slight hangover, but quickly headed to his gym. Inside there, Thomas was working out on the treadmill.
“Hey Si,” Thomas greeted as Silas came in.
The smile on Thomas’s face made Silas excited. “Good morning, bro. How was your
night?”
“Awesome,” Thomas replied, tweaking the buttons of the treadmill to go slowly. “And yours?”
“Great,” Silas answered. “Thank you for yesterday. The wedding decorations were
awesome.”
“Glad you love it,” Thomas smiled.
Silas smiled as he picked up a dumbbell and started curling.
Thomas turned off the treadmill and picked up a small towel on the stool. “How’s Ivy?”
Silas’s mind drifted to Ivy and yesterday’s encounter. “I haven’t seen her yet.”
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Thomas winked. “So you didn’t…”
“No,” Silas replied sharply. “We didn’t.”
“Uhmm, alright then. I’ve got to shower,” Thomas said, wiping his sweat with the towel. “See you later.”
Silas’s heart shattered a little as he watched his brother walk away. He had thought Thomas would open up about the miscarriage. Apparently not.
Silas returned to his workout, hoping Thomas would say something soon. After about an hour of working out, he returned to his room, showered, and got ready for the day.
He dressed in an orange shirt and grey shorts, then he went to the dining room for coffee. There, Theresa and Aria were seated, drinking coffee.
“Morning Captain,” Aria said as he stepped in.
“Good morning,” Silas greeted them, giving each of them a kiss on the cheek. “Sleep well?”
“Yup,” Aria replied.
“Slept like a log,” Theresa replied, refilling her cup.
Silas poured himself a mug before sitting down. “Where’s Wills, Andrew and Uncle Mike?”
“Andrew’s probably still in bed,” Theresa said. “Dad and Wills left already. Wills has an emergency surgery, Dad has work.”
“Ah, too bad,” Silas said as he sipped his coffee. “But thank you for coming. It means a lot to me.”
“Congratulations again,” Aria said. “I’m sure your parents are proud of you.”
Silas felt suddenly sad, and he washed the feeling away with his coffee. He hadn’t thought about his parents in such a sensitive way in a long time. But thinking about them now brought him close to tears.
“You’re doing good,” Theresa said, her eyes shining with emotions. “And we’re all proud of you.” She reached his hand and gave him a little squeeze.
Silas nodded with gratitude and sipped his coffee. The door opened and Andrew walked in.
“How are you two up by this time?” Andrew asked, pointing to Aria and Theresa. “I saw you guys drunk as fuck.”
Andrew’s joke dissolved the tension as they all laughed.
“I have great metabolism,” Aria said.
Andrew scoffed. “I’m your twin, I know you don’t.”
Silas knew they were going to argue as usual and before it happened, he interfered.” Let’s just drink our coffee while we wait for our breakfast.”
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The twins exchanged looks before Andrew sat down three chairs away from Aria.
“Coffee?” Silas asked.
“With lots of milk and sugar,” Andrew replied.
Silas stood up and made Andrew a cup. Just as he was about to sit, his phone rang. He glanced at the screen, and saw it was Rachel calling.
He ignored the call, not ready for work. But when the call came in–two more times, he excused himself and went outside the dinning room to pick.
“Good morning sir,” Rachel said when he picked.
“Morning, Rachel,” he replied.
“Congratulations on your wedding, sir,” Rachel said.
“Thank you. Why are you calling?” he demanded.
Rachel paused. “A news publication was released about today–about you and… Ms. Salvatore.”
“Oh Lord,” he groaned.
“A reporter took a picture of you two coming out of a room,” Rachel continued. “They said… you slept with her on your…” she trailed off. “I want to debunk it sir, I… just don’t know what to say.”
Silas paused, his head spinning with questions. The media was sure to eat him up if he stayed silent.
But what was he supposed to say? Was he supposed to tell the world Aaliyah’s secret? Or remained silent, allowing them paint him as a cheat?
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