He sat there, completely frozen. His expressions were unreadable, his eyes vacant as if his mind had momentarily gone blank.
It was as though the air had been sucked out of the room, leaving only silence and disbelief behind.
His fingers twitched once before resting flat on his knees. He didn't even blink for several seconds, just staring at Sophie...at her trembling hands, at the faint color rising in her cheeks, at the softness that had replaced her usual calm.
His eyes slowly dropped from her face to her abdomen. His lips parted, but no words came out.
Sophie looked at him helplessly, her breath catching. She tried to speak. As her mouth opened slightly, it then closed again. The moment felt fragile, like glass that could shatter with a single wrong word.
I didn't dare to move.
Matteo didn't either.
It was the first time I had ever seen Edward completely stripped of composure.
