Page 48 of Silas's Sweetheart

“We aren’t dating. He doesn’t do dating. No, just fucking is all we’re doing. Or we were doing, until he started ghosting me, then…” Ziggy went back to pacing, holding back all the information relating to Frey. “I’m so fucking confused.” He slumped into his office chair and stared at Wilder, who looked confused by the wrinkle between his brows.

“So you two are…”

“Over. As I say, we weren’t dating, so there’s nothing to be over, I suppose.”

Wilder came around the desk and crouched in front of Ziggy, placing his hands on his knees. “How do you feel about that?”

The sigh was all dejection at the question that made his chest hurt. “He was clear, just sex, so what I feel is irrelevant when I knew the rules going in.”

Wilder jerked upright as they both looked at the ringing phone on the desk like it might bite them. “Shit, that’ll be Jupiter. I better go.” He rose and gave Wilder a brief hug. “Thanks for listening, but as I said, can you keep this to yourself? No one knows and I wouldn’t want to embarrass Silas.”

Wilder didn’t let go, and squeezed him hard. “Cake club. What’s said in cake club stays in cake club.”

Ziggy chuckled and reached for the phone, checking the extension number as he answered, “I’m on my way.”

“Can you go via Monica’s and grab the stack of magazines I’ve asked for,” Jupiter asked distractedly.

“Will do.”

Ziggy grabbed his iPad and the two files he’d created for the meeting and gave Wilder a pointed look. “Trust you to bring it back to cake.”

“Absolutely cake rules. But I’m talking of the magnificent cake, not the stuff you made that was so not cake it was—”

It felt good to belly laugh as he strolled to the elevator. “I did warn y’all.”

Wilder stopped at his office door and winked. “You did, but we all thought you were kidding.”

“You know better now!” And so did he.

Avoid Silas at all costs.

Chapter Nineteen

Alphaholes

Taylin:I knew it! Booker is getting it on with Frey. I just caught the pair of them making out in the back of the company car.

Jupiter:That explains the comment about me shagging Frey. I knew there had to be more to it. And another one bites the dust!

Laken:What comment? And why hasn’t anyone noticed anything before? Silas, I’m looking at you.

Taylin:Big brother has been hiding his hairy ass feelings from us and I bet Silas as well. You should have seen how embarrassed he was at being caught with Frey sitting on his lap.

Silas:Tay, you think this will stop us from ragging on your ass after proposing to Hollis after only dating for a few months? Here Comes the Groom… I’m singing your song.

Laken:I’m sure I can hear you all the way down the corridor. Tay, I blame you for this. You know Silas can’t hold a tune.

Silas:Hey, I’ve a magnificent singing voice, ask Popi.

Laken:He lied to you!

Silas:Never! Dad, you tell Laken Popi wouldn’t lie to me.

Dad:I plead the fifth.

Kari:Harsh Dad, harsh… lolololololololololololol

Silas:I’m telling Popi on you lot!

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