Amanda Jenkins quickly extended her hand to hug Lucas Griffin, but her fingers only touched the cold brocade quilt.
Her heart "thudded," and she was wide awake.
She opened her eyes and stared dumbfounded at the empty space beside her pillow.
Where was Lucas?
He had promised her that he would wake her up before he left each day.
She wanted him to be the first person she saw when she woke up.
This wonderful routine had been going on for a long time, always the same, every day.
Now, as she opened her eyes and suddenly couldn't see him, Amanda Jenkins felt a sudden panic.
She tousled her messy hair and, without bothering to put on slippers, got out of bed and went barefoot to the study to look for Lucas Griffin.
But there was no one in the study.
Turning around, Amanda Jenkins thought of looking downstairs but encountered Jonas Jox's mother, Aunt Morgan.