SOPHIA’S POV
I watched from the balcony as Jace drove into the driveway. I could play his game if he were petty and try to make me jealous with Beverly.
I turned to Silas who was sitting with his back to the driveway. “It’s been a while since we caught up and I thought we needed to talk about dinner last night.”
He leaned closer. “Sophia, I like you and I’ve never not said that. But you seem to have made your choice.”
I forced a smile, though my chest was burning. “Maybe I chose wrong.”
His eyes narrowed, searching mine like he didn’t believe me. “You want me to believe that when you were defending your husband at the table?”
I tilted my head, lowering my voice. “I had to. Any wife would have done that. It was my responsibility to defend him.”
He studied me for a long moment and th
