Eloise barely had time to set down the takeout bags before her sharp gaze landed on Elizabeth, who still stood frozen in place. Her fingers gripped the edge of the wooden counter, her knuckles turning white as she stared at the space where the dark stranger had been just moments ago. The air still felt thick, charged with something she couldn't quite name.
Eloise arched a brow, slipping off her coat and tossed it over the back of the chair. "Okay, what the hell just happened? He looked like he stepped out of some gangster movie. And you… you look like you've seen a ghost." Elizabeth blinked, inhaling sharply as if she had forgotten to breathe. Shaking herself free from whatever spell Ezra had left lingering in his wake, she turned toward Eloise. "Your not gonna believe this." Her voice wa
