Aidan’s POV
“What is going on here?”
Neither of them answered immediately.
Vanessa was the first to turn toward me. The sweet smile she had been wearing moments ago returned so effortlessly that, if I hadn’t walked in when I did, I would have believed nothing was wrong.
“There you are.” She smiled. “I was beginning to think you’d changed your mind about dinner.”
My eyes drifted past her to Maya.
She was still crouched on the floor, one hand pressed against the marble while the other searched beneath the coffee table. Her breathing was uneven, and her face had gone pale.
“What happened?” I repeated.
Vanessa sighed dramatically.
“It’s nothing serious.”
I waited for her to continue.
“Maya accidentally dropped my bracelet.” Vanessa said at last.
My gaze shifted to the empty space o
