Chapter 7

His mind worked furiously as they waited for Gordon to call action again. They’d done the scene by the book. Every bit of blocking that they’d worked out. Every reaction the script called for. Neither one of them had missed a line. What did Gordon want? What else was there to give?

His hands clenched into fists. Something that they hadn’t done, obviously.

The scene started.

A fresh tension permeated the atmosphere. Each line was bitten out, each word almost cut off before the last sound left his mouth. Elijah’s first reaction to Sam’s new anger was hesitant, but within a beat, he came back with his own, lowering his voice to counter Sam’s louder one.

The juxtaposition left his skin hot. His heart thudded, faster. Faster. He circled Elijah like a predator, taking the advantage in the scene when before he’d been sharing it.