I was standing there staring at Demetrius. He was staring back at me, waiting for my answer. I didn’t have a response for him. Silas agreed to share me with Demetrius. Did I understand that correctly? Would this make things better or worse? Was this a test to see if I would do anything with Demetrius behind Silas’ back? Demetrius took a step toward me, and I backed up. He looked sad but took another step toward me anyway, causing me to step back again.
“Sweetheart, if you keep backing away from me, you will fall on the bed. That may not be the safest place for you right now.”
“You’re lying to me. You’re trying to trick me.”
“On any other day, that sounds like something I would do to try and get you in bed with me, but today, I am telling you the truth.”
“Where is Silas? I want to hear
