Mia The table was silent for a whole minute after Diana left. I couldn't help but feel responsible for the rift in the air. "You shouldn't have done that, Edward." Brenna said softly after some minutes of awkward silence. "She shouldn't have said that too!" Edward barked at her and I recoiled in shock. "Edward!" Brenna growled at him, probably at his tone, and his features softened. "Sorry, aunt. But she knows that's a sensitive topic that's offlimits, yet she brings it up in the presence of my mate." 'In the presence of my mate?' I was far from being his mate. The pasta I was going to swallow hung in my throat and couldn't move anymore. I coughed, trying to swallow but couldn't. Edward gave me a glass of water. "Here, sorry." I took it and drank rapidly, washing everything

