SILAS”What?” Isabella blinked, stunned.
She actually thought I was taking her side.
“Not you,” I said, turning my gaze to Maya.
“Maya, get out.
Now.”
Maya didn’t hesitate.
She didn’t need to be told twice as she bolted out of the room, disappearing across the hall toward her own room before Isabella could even blink again.
Once she saw Maya was gone, Isabella’s expression shifted.
She purred, a triumphant smile spreading across her lips.
“I knew you’d choose me over that bitch,” she whispered, sliding a hand down my chest to the waistband of my briefs.
I closed my eyes, trying to let the familiar distraction take over.
Isabella dropped to her knees, her fingers disappearing beneath the fabric.
I let out a groan as she found me.
But as she began to stroke me, my mind betrayed me.
A mental image flashed behind my eyes.
I pictured Maya and the way she’d been pressed against me, her hand moving in that same slow rhythm until she moaned that pussy’s name.
My mood flipped instantly.
I hated that she was in my head, ruining this.
I was irritated that I was picturing her while another woman was on her knees for me.
I opened my eyes and looked down, ready to stop Isabella, but then I caught movement in the doorway.
I realized my mistake the second I looked up.
The door was still cracked open.
Maya was right there.
Her gaze was locked on Isabella’s hand inside my briefs, and for a heartbeat, neither of us moved.
Fuck.
She turned her back to the room so fast she almost tripped.
“I’m sorry,” she stammered, her voice shaking.
I came to get my blazer.
The silence that followed was suffocating.
It was one thing to be seen kissing, but this was a different level of exposure.
Isabella didn’t look bothered at all.
If anything, she looked pleased.
She stood up and straightened her skirt.
She scanned the room, found the blazer at the foot of the bed, and grabbed it.
“Here,” she said, tossing it at Maya with a smug grin.
“Careful, honey.
You might see something that makes you realize exactly how out of your league you are.”
Maya turned just enough to grab the blazer, her eyes glued to the floor, and fled without meeting my gaze.
Isabella slammed the door shut and turned back to me, her eyes hungry.
“So, where were we, darling?”
I didn’t even look at her.
I turned my back to her and headed straight for the bathroom.
“Silas?” she called after me, sounding confused.
“I have a meeting at the company soon,” I lied, dismissing her.
I was beyond pissed.
I was disgusted with myself that even with Isabella on her knees, I couldn’t get the image of Maya out of my head and it was ruining everything.
The timing of her coming back for that blazer was a disaster.
My luck couldn’t get any worse.
I needed to get my head straight before I did something even more stupid and I needed to be alone to figure out why a girl who moaned another man’s name was the only one I could think about.
I locked the bathroom door and turned the water to cold.
I stood there until Isabella’s voice finally faded and my mind cleared.
A few minutes later, I stepped out and dried off. New chapters come out on g.com first.
As I stood at the mirror brushing my teeth, Isabella’s scream echoed in my head: “Julian told me she’s in there, Silas!”
I froze.
The toothbrush stayed mid-air.
Julian.
My brother loved chaos, but he never moved without a reason.
He hadn’t told Isabella just to let her catch us; he didn’t care about my sex life.
There was a deeper plan.
I kept thinking until the pieces finally clicked.
He had weaponized Isabella’s jealousy for one reason: to flush Maya out.
He’d used Isabella to get Maya out of my sight and back into her own wing, where she was defenseless.
I dropped the toothbrush.
He wasn’t just causing a scene.
He was probably waiting for her in her room right now.
“Fuck,” I hissed, spitting into the sink.
Julian had cleared the path so he could have her to himself.
He knew Maya would be vulnerable and desperate to hide.
He had set the whole thing up like a game of chess, and I had been stupid enough to play right into his hands.
I didn’t bother with a robe.
I threw on a black suit with frantic speed, leaving my tie hanging loose around my neck.
I wasn’t letting him stay alone with her.
Not for another second.
I shoved my door open and strode across the hall.
I didn’t even have to knock to know I was right; Maya’s voice gave it away.
“Get out!” she screamed from inside.
I didn’t hesitate.
I grabbed the handle and twisted it.