TEMPTATION
~SILAS'S POV~
I couldn't sleep.
I had been staring at the ceiling for three hours. The penthouse was too quiet and too empty. The king-sized bed felt like a f*****g waste of space.
I rolled over and checked my phone. 2:47 AM.
There were no messages which was a surprise since I usually get tons. I put it back face down on the nightstand and closed my eyes.
'Don't think about her. Don't.'
But my brain wouldn't cooperate. It kept replaying moments. Her laugh. The way she looked at me when I touched her.
The sounds she made when—Stop.
I had been good for weeks, I had been good. I paid her tuition. I stayed away. I didn't call. I didn't text. I was doing the right thing.
The phone rang.
The sound cut through the silence. I jerked upright, heart slamming against my ribs. I
