Annabella POV
We all wait together in mine and Eli’s room for the guys to show up so we can start talking about the meeting. I twirl the rose stem between my fingers, staring at the deep red staining the soft, white petals. The scent is so familiar, but I just can't seem to place it. After several minutes of silent contemplation on everyone’s part, the door swings open and the guys finally join us— Zeke in tow. Eli beelines to me and wraps me tightly in his arms, engulfing me in his familiar chocolate and rainfall scent. Just his presence, immediately relaxes me and London.
“Everyone is gone or in their rooms,” Nick tells us while Eli continues to silently hold onto me. He firmly presses his lips to my forehead and sits on the bed, dragging me into his lap, and leans against the headboa
