For a moment, I froze. My eyes widened as Elliot stared at me. His familiar scent hit me like a tidal wave, surrounding me with memories I'd much rather keep buried.
I looked to see who he was sitting across the table from. His fiancée, Isabella. Was it really just a coincidence that they were on a date at the same restaurant as us?
Isabella must have felt my gaze because she turned and looked at me. When she saw that I was with her cousin, her mouth dropped open. Then, the next moment, she was smiling with glee.
But Elliot wasn't smiling. His jaw clenched, and his gaze narrowed when he looked down to see that my arm was wrapped around Axel's.
Axel saw what I was looking at, and his expression brightened when he spotted his cousin.
"Excuse me a moment, miss," Axel said, tapping our hostess on the shoulder. "We just saw some friends of ours. Do you mind if we say hi before you show us to our table?"
