Moonlit Defiance

Cassian

The drive to the pond house had been a silent one after that. Marcella had retreated into a shell, responding when her children spoke, replying to him in monosyllables.

It was soon apparent to everyone that there was trouble between them.

It continued through the afternoon, into the dinner when she went about, a dull spectre of herself. Cassian was first angry and then exasperated. He did