Chapter 18
So lost in his own thoughts was Ethan, he walked right by Ruby Gardener, the sound of her voice issuing from the shadows, sounding more brittle than the weather before he saw her.
“What do you think you’ll gain from this?” She hovered like some crow, trying to seek shelter amidst the lower branches in the shade of a tree.
Against his better judgement, Ethan stopped. Wouldn’t surprise him if the old biddy looked as haggard as he imagined when she stepped out from the dark, but she didn’t move. Though he couldn’t see her eyes, her gaze stung. Prickles and pinpricks of hatred ran over his skin, the feeling mutual.
“Gain?”
“It’s what you’re all about, isn’t it? You wanting something from my family.”
The only emotion he should feel upon hearing those words was anger but somehow
