“I’m calm.”
“Your calm is worse.” Jax grunted.
Theo leaned back, arms crossed over his chest. “Saw the entrance this morning.”
“And?”
“Felt right with you and Mila finally claiming each other in the open.”
It did. “We’re done sneaking around,” I admitted.
Chase nodded. “Everyone noticed.”
“Good.”
Jax wiped his hands on a napkin. “Elise too. Avery mentioned she looked like she was one breath away from committing murder.”
“She confronted Mila this morning,” I replied.
Three heads snapped toward me.
“And it took you this long to fill us in?” Theo asked.
“She’s not just mouthing off. She’s pushing Dunn to move. Said she’s done waiting.”
Jax stilled. “Meaning?”
“Meaning she ran back to her father, and whatever they’ve got planned is already in motion.”
Chase frowned. “You still leaning on that gym owner?”
“Yeah.” I took a sip of my drink. “Edwardo moved in last night.”
Theo’s brows lifted. “Into her place?”
“Into Mila and her mom’s place.”
Jax let out a slow breath. “That’s not subtle.”
“It’s not supposed to be,” I said. “It’s meant to send a message.”
Chase studied me for a second longer than the others. “You trust him?”
“I trust what he’s connected to.”
That quieted the table.
Across the street, movement caught my eye.
Through the Shack’s wide front windows, Elise stood beside her car. She wasn’t on her phone. She wasn’t pretending. She was watching us.
Theo followed my gaze. “She wants you to see her.”
“Yeah.”
Elise didn’t look angry. She looked steady. Composed. After a beat, she got into her car and eased out of the parking lot like this was just another stop on her schedule.
Jax leaned back. “That’s not intimidation.”