Chapter 20

• Chapter 20: A Shared Moment of Vulnerability
• Elena POV
• As Adrian and I sat there in the study's silence, the weight of the evening's discourse crushing down on us both, the air was heavy with unsaid words. He had just found out that I was expecting, and although though his face had been expressionless, I could sense a little glimmer of doubt in his eyes. The stillness between us lasted longer than any of us could bear, and the room seemed colder than it should have.