And this time, he felt capable of doing it with his bare hands. Sitting at Alice’s bedside, waiting for her to wake up, he imagined his hands closing around Ralston’s throat and popping his Adam’s apple like a chicken egg. It was the only distraction that kept him from throwing himself on Alice a...
She felt his absence acutely, and Thornbrook Park wasn’t the same without him. At dinner, she informed Sophia that she would be headed to London, to Averford House, sooner than planned. “I wish you all the best, my dear,” Sophia said. “I hope you find what you need.”  ...