Chapter 27: The Chapel Order
Elsie’s POV
The main suite door opened precisely at 6:00 PM.
I expected Dean with a tray of food from the kitchen down below, or Collin coming up to wipe grease off his arms before the evening guard shift. Instead, all three brothers walked into the living room together.
Their faces were drawn in tight, hard lines. Jeremy walked in first, tossing a heavy key ring onto the kitchen counter with a sharp metallic clatter. Collin followed, his jaw clenched so hard the muscles in his neck stood out like iron cables. Dean brought up the rear, shutting the heavy oak door and turning the deadbolts with a slow, deliberate twist.
None of them looked at me right away. The energy in the room wasn't the quiet tension of the long game—it was the pressurized heat of an ex
