As soon as Avery saw the uninvited guests had finally left the room, she released a breath she didn't even realize she'd been holding.
Without sparing Silas so much as a glance, she turned on her heel and made for her room.
She had already decided in her heart, she wouldn't back out of this relationship. Silas had made it abundantly clear that he was serious about their marriage, that he wasn't simply playing at words.
But that didn't mean she had to smile sweetly and pretend nothing had happened. His willingness to let those eyes linger, eyes that had once been accused of belonging to another woman was the very cause of the headache pounding in her temples now. Avery would not hand over her dignity so easily.
Silas instantly noticed the shift in Avery's demeanor. The way her shoulders stiffened, the way she didn't even give him her usual glance, made something inside him tighten.
