Amanda's POV

The maid led me into his study room. Walking in, I met a few men with him, and as soon as Alpha Edward saw me, he sent them away. After they left, I looked his way and saw that his playful and teasing mood had changed into something else. He now wore a more serious look, which told me something wasn’t right.

“Is something wrong?” I asked and heard him sigh before he took a seat on the couch and asked me to take the one across from him, which I did without hesitation. A moment of silence hung in the air as I watched him pondering in...