Silas threaded his fingers through her hair and cupped both of her cheeks before pulling her face for his lips to connect with her forehead.
After that, he kept his eyes shut while tracing the bridge of her nose with the tip of his.
"I really need to see Ada and-"
"They are all alive and safe. Even Katherine," he cut her off to whisper those words.
By then, the vampire had moved her back to his room where he mostly just held her in his arms.
"Was I unconscious for very long?" she murmured.
"Something of that sort, yes," he nodded, keeping her as close as possible to himself.
"In that case, I am really sorry for worrying you,"
Silas literally broke into laughter. Not a bitter or manufactured one, but one from the heart.
The kind that invited tears along. Still, he fought his hardest to remain calm and just hugged her tighter until she complained again.
Only a few seconds after that, the door flew open without any prior notice before slamming against the wall behind it.
