Things had become strained between her and Jacob after that.
Her relationship with Jacob had grown quickly, organically, never feeling forced. It had constantly amazed her how easy it had been. He had never treated her as lesser, even though, technically, he would have had every right to. Especially in the beginning, considering how she had acted towards them.
Even now, she is technically still a slave in the Elliot household. So why he suddenly had decided to treat her as though she were of higher status than him, she can't even begin to imagine.
She can trace the behavior back to that day though. The day that he walked in on her and Brenton sharing a moment at the window. They had been looking at him, bonding over him, in fact. Then out of nowhere he had walked in, acting cold and pro
