Price of Defiance

***Marcella***

The punishing roar of the car engine finally cut off, leaving a ringing silence in its wake as Kaelen parked the vehicle in the massive driveway. He did not wait for me. He threw his door open, stalking straight up the stone steps and through the grand double doors without uttering a single syllable. The towering house was suffocating, terrifyingly quiet. I followed behind him on t