Silas retired out of the lounge room after the crushing defeat he suffered at the hands of none other than his own mother and fiance.
It was odd to see Persephone push him out of a conversation with someone like that, but on the brighter side, it meant that she'd fully accepted Arabella as a member of their family.
While ambling the hallways, the vampire still kept an ear out for their talk… Just in case.
That excuse sure became a habit. His go to justification whenever guilt crept through him.
Unsurprisingly, it revolved around the topic of business at first as Persephone proposed lessons to Arabella who confessed to never having taken any before.
From there, they transitioned to the auction tributes and Arabella made sure to tell her what she'd already told him.
The young woman wished to be more involved in the process but hadn't disclosed the extent at which she wanted to bring change to things with him.
