The storm outside is a deluge. I’m shivering in the library. Silas turns, his dark eyes fixing on me. "You’ve been looking at the front gate every ten minutes. Who are you expecting?" I can't tell him the man who gave me the scars was released from prison yesterday.

"I didn't buy this house because I needed a project, Mira." Silas leads me to a physical model of the estate. The walls are thicker. The windows are reinforced. There is a hidden sanctuary at the heart of the stone. "I’ve known about your past since the day you walked into my office. I knew he was being released. This house... it’s a fortress. It’s the first time I’ve ever built a home designed to keep someone safe within it."

"You built this for me?" I whisper.

"I built it so you would never have to look at a front gate with fear again." I break then, burying my face in his chest. "I'm so tired of being broken, Silas."

"Then stop trying to fix yourself alone," he growls. "Let me be the foundation. You’re not a ruin, Mira. You’re a masterpiece under construction. And I’m the only one who gets to hold the blueprint."

🏰 "I built it so you would never have to look at a front gate with fear again." 😭 Silas is redefining what it means to be a protector! Did his incredible reveal give you full-body chills? Drop your favorite line in the comments! 👇 Hit that ❤️ if you are completely swooning over this billionaire architect, and share this episode with a bestie. ✨ #RomanticAudioClub