Chapter 5: Motive.
Stella sat stiffly in Abdiel's car. Her gaze was on the endless trees streaking past her window. Their house must've been miles from town. There was an endless wall of trees, the bulk of mountains, and the churned-up gravel of the road.
“I know it's none of my business," Abdiel cut into the heavy silence. “But if you want to talk, you can."
“About what?" Stella asked.
“If I just found out someone poisoned me, maybe I'd want to talk about it. And since Holden…"
“I don't want to talk about Holden." Her words sliced through the air, sharp and final. The last thing she wanted to talk about was being dumped.
“I hear you loud and clear."
They drove deeper onto a dirt road, the tires crunching a steady rhythm against the loose rocks. After a few minutes, the silence thic
