Darker Shades of Elise novel · Chapter 13 of 24
Chapter 13: Sign Here
I put the key down on top of the rack.
My hand was steady, and I hated that it was.
Mitchell came all the way into the room in his good overcoat, with his gloves in one hand.
Behind him, on the stairs, Rafe leaned in the doorway with his arms folded, enjoying himself.
"Ansel Doyle," Mitchell said pleasantly, as if he were greeting a vendor.
"I wondered when you'd come out from behind the hedge."
Ansel stepped out from behind the rack with the laptop bag on his shoulder.
He put himself between Mitchell and me without a word.
"You're trespassing, Mr. Doyle."
"The mill's owner is a friend of Linden Homes, and I can have him here in ten minutes."
"I'm here as a contractor," Ansel said.
"Your contract ended three years ago," Mitchell said.
"And my wife has no business bringing her neighbor to my property."
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