Chapter 7

Adam's pov;

I paced around in my office, pondering over my conversation with her and how strangely she had acted in my presence. I wondered if I was too hasty in telling her to marry me.

You ruined it!

I sighed and expelled a breath. I told her that I was going to see her after the meeting with a few council members, but now that I think about it, I might have ruined the chance to get her to like me.

When she heard that I was the Alpha King, she acted strangely—not like she was scared of me, more like indifferent—and she had agreed to marry me that quickly.

I was waiting for Ronan. He was supposed to be supervising the ongoing work at the newly built college, but I needed to talk to someone, and there was no one I trusted more than him.

Just then, the office door opened, and he stepped in, his eyes laced with worry, and my brows pulled together into a frown, my mouth parting slowly.

"How's she?" he questioned before

I couldn't say anything as he plopped onto the sofa.

"What's wrong? I