Chapter 48

Avery Elise's P. O. V.

I wanted so much to ask him how he is, if he's fine or did he get hurt while doing his job, and what happened to him when he was away and wasn't able to contact any of us! But I couldn't find my voice to speak out my thoughts and everything I wanted to ask him.

"Did you have dinner already?" I asked out of nowhere. I slowly looked up, but I never looked straight into his eyes. "I could ask someone to cook dinner for you, b-bear with it for now, I promise I'll start studying to cook so I can do it next time."

I cleared my throat when Duke didn't say anything, still. Slowly, I looked at his side and I almost caught my breath when I saw how much he was clenching his jaw.

I released a deep breath before I walked past him. I sat down on the edge of the bed as I waited for Duke to come in. He was looking straight at me when he locked the door before he started walking towards me.

"How was your day?" He suddenly asked after a minute of silence between us.

I shrugged o