Daniel's voice was so surprising that Ella didn't notice Vaughn's retreat at first. He never left R1, and he sounded frightened, and she moved to him without thinking and without immediately remembering that Vaughn looked like Rosalie in that moment.
She reached out and touched his arm reassuringly. "I wanted to see if I could make it outside without panicking. We were talking about Germany, and I was explaining about the vines and the airport," she said truthfully. "And then we began talking about Shane. He messaged me, and he claims Vaughn has some money that belongs to your friend," she said, looking back toward Vaughn and remembering then that the woman looked like someone else and that Daniel might not realize who she was.