The dishes began arriving not long afterward. Crown Ember served them in courses, each one brought in by a separate member of staff, with presentation far more elaborate than the prices Elena had just seen on the menu would suggest. The more she ate, the stranger it felt. If this really was the pricing reserved for upgraded guests, then the discount was far too generous, and Gavin Holt had no reason to come all the way down to the second floor himself just to retain three walk-in guests without a reservation.
She tried to recall the moment he had entered.
Gavin’s first glance had not seemed to land on Julian at all.
It had gone straight to Zeyan.
Elena tilted her head and looked at the man beside her.
Zeyan was cutting the meat on his plate into small pieces, so completely at ease tha
