She turns around with trepidation. The door had shut behind Jacob with an echo, the sound ominous in the room.
At some point, Brenton must have decided to approach her. She could feel his presence even though he moves silently enough she hadn't heard it.
When she finally looks back, she's face to face with the man again.
She finds it alarming, but not in the same way it had been before today.
He wears a smile, one he appears to be carefully forcing to stay in place. It almost looks like he's making himself seem less threatening to her? She can't imagine why that would be his reasoning, but that is the outcome.
After all, why would he try to seem less threatening to his future wife? Wouldn't that be counterproductive to maintaining control over her in their marriage?
"So, Annalise.
