Eli burst into the chocolate shop, frantically searching for the woman he was about to lose.
Not Adeline, though.
Instead it was Daisy, otherwise known as Katrina, that he was looking for. She was in the back of the shop, and Adeline was supposed to stand in the doorway, blocking his way, while Elenore, the other chocolate-shop assistant, tried to talk him down and convince him that Katrina wasn’t there.
Adeline wasn’t supposed to have any lines. She was just the bouncer. Which made her wonder why Christopher had thought her so important that he couldn’t have just had Elenore stand in her place.
Except, when Eli’s gaze met hers, he approached Adeline rather than Elenore. Dark rings circled his eyes, despite the heavy makeup that had been used in an attempt to cover them. He looked very
