Eloise began to feel self-conscious when everyone sat down for dinner.
They all compliment her on how great the food is when they find out she made dinner for Anna. Everything was piled on plates in the center of the table, and they all took turns helping themselves.
Pierce entered and took a seat, apologizing for being late.
Then Yohan came in and sat across from Eloise. He winked at her as he took his seat.
‘Goodness, he’s unsettling.’
Some people make small talk through dinner, mostly about the hockey game that is on tonight.
Eloise’s more focused on eating. ‘Baby steps,’ she kept telling herself. She poked at a piece of potato. She knew she had to force herself to eat more, but her stomach seemed to shrink to the size of a pea.
“Duke wasn’t the psychopath,” Yohan said in an argu
