…tension. The air seemed to have become heavy, as before a storm.

…tension. The air seemed to have become heavy, as before a storm.

David turned slowly toward Janet. His eyes no longer held the weary gleam of a soldier who had just returned from war.

They held something darker.

Something protective.

Something dangerous.

« Don’t you ever raise your voice to my daughter again, » he said with a calmness that was more frightening than a shout.

Janet let out a short, bitter laugh.

« Your daughter? David, you’ve been gone for two years. You know nothing about what’s happened here. »

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