Chapter SixteenThere was an eerie silence. Jack felt as though they had carried it back with them in the Land Rover with no-one speaking a word on the journey. Kitto’s absence had hung heavily on them in the confined space. Jack could sense Kiera’s concern and curiosity, but she hadn’t asked any questions. Once home, Kiera had taken her mother, Isabelle, straight upstairs to rest and Jack had slipped back outside to wait for Kitto.
Their house now sat in darkness, and the silence permeated out of every c***k and spread itself across the moors. Without a sound, the snow had reached out around him and covered the open expanse in a soft, white sheet.
Jack enjoyed the stillness. He tried to use it to regain his strength and recuperate from his encounter with the Witch Hunter. He tried to gat
