Fractured Bonds

Their eyes met briefly, and Stella quickly put away her compact. Clara stepped aside to let her in, then walked straight out of the room.

Stella's quick makeup touch-up at the door before visiting Dante was telling. It was hard to believe she was just there to appease her parents and didn't care about Dante. Even Stella might not have been entirely convinced by her own story.

"Clara," Stella calle