As her foot hit the last step, she almost faltered, her knees wanting to lock so she couldn’t go any farther.
She pushed ahead.
And when she stepped into the only room on the first floor with light shining through the doorway, she caught back a sigh.
They’d taken up positions on opposite sides of the room. Keegan sprawled in a leather wingback chair, staring at the wall beside him. Erik stood in front of the bay window, hands shoved in his pockets, bare shoulders hunched.
Both seemed to be in deep thought and she had a few seconds to observe them before Keegan turned and snagged her gaze. She didn’t make a sound but Erik must’ve heard Keegan. Or maybe they were just that attuned to each other that Erik sensed a disturbance in Keegan’s force.
She would’ve laughed at her own joke if it’
