Why not tell him the truth? If you really want to know— yes, I am afraid of you. If Henry leaves town, you can say she's gone with him. We've both been through the same thing, haven't we? Only it was much worse for you. I am going to find that fiend and I don't care if they hang, draw and quarter me, I swear I'm going to kill him.
I could never be sorry. It was so ridiculous, compared with the genuine terrors that her brother David and his friend Edward must have faced in the War. Sickening scents of organic chemicals, alien glint of tiles and metal; Kristian wanted to be away from this web of mortal evil. I have to tell you, Karl, she said, you are not helping.
Join the newsletter to receive news, updates, new products and freebies in your inbox.