The snap of a twig outside cut through the air like a blade.
Another sound. Softer. The whisper of fabric against bark.
Elias stopped just for a moment and I beside him as we had already grabbed our clothes out of our bags.
Ennis was back in the doorway, dressed now.
"Elias." Ennis's voice was barely audible, but it carried the weight of a thousand unspoken warnings.
The brothers moved in perfect synchronization, years of training overriding everything else. Elias was already tugging on his jeans, his movements economical and silent.
"Get dressed. Quickly. No lights."
The warmth drained from my body, replaced by ice cold fear. I'd seen them like this before, the transformation from lovers to soldiers but never this fast, never this complete. My hands were trembling as I pulled on m
