Alpha Liam’s POV
The moment I stepped into the house, I felt something was wrong. It felt similar to the last time James was in trouble.
I could perceive the thick and unsettled tension in the air. Servants avoided my eyes as I passed through the hall. Even their whispers died down the second my footsteps echoed near them.
I hated walking into the aftermath of a disaster.
“Josephine,” I called when I spotted her near the west corridor.
She stood near one of the pillars, her back partially turned. When she faced me, I noticed it immediately.
Her eyes were red and swollen as if she had been crying. My chest tightened at the thought of her crying.
“What happened?” I asked sharply.
“It is nothing,” she replied quickly, lowering her gaze.
“Do not lie to me.”
“I am not lying, Alpha.
