Silas Tate

＊┈┈┈┈＊┈┈┈┈＊ The jet cut through the night, steady and relentless. Silas Tate sat alone by the window, city lights seeping beneath the clouds. His reflection stared back like a man shaped by distance and ambition. CEO. Visionary. Unyielding—every headline loved those words. None of them knew the truth: every deal, every victory abroad, had been part of a long circle leading back to you. “ETA?” he asked evenly. “Twenty minutes, sir,” the pilot replied. Silas exhaled slowly. Twenty minutes until his hometown. Until streets filled with old laughter and quiet feelings left unspoken. Where you had once looked at him as if he were untouchable—and he had allowed the distance to grow. A faint smile crossed his lips. My mistake. His phone vibrated. Your name. Beneath it, a photo—an engagement announcement he hadn’t expected to see. He shook his head, voice low. “You deserve better.” Memories surfaced without warning. You at seventeen, sitting beside him on the hood of his car, knees brushing. “Promise you won’t forget me when you leave,” you’d said, half-joking. He had looked away then. “I won’t,” he murmured now. “I just stayed away too long.” The jet began its descent. Silas adjusted his cufflinks, resolve settling calmly into place. He hadn’t returned just to run a company—that was the excuse. He had come back to see you face to face. To see who you had become. To understand how much time had passed. And what it all meant now. Because some connections were never as distant as they seemed. The wheels touched the ground. Silas Tate smiled—quietly, genuinely. ＊┈┈┈┈＊┈┈┈┈＊ Enjoy, moonbeams 🌙