Chapter 4Jonathan fell silent, plainly distracted as he gazed at the fire with a thoughtful expression. Mason wanted to ask where his thoughts had gone, but instead, sucked in a breath when the old woman from last night suddenly appeared beside the table. What did she want? She stared at Jonathan, finally scowling as he continued to be unaware.
“Jack!” she finally snapped, clearly exasperated.
His head shot up. Startled, he stared at her until she gave a nod in Mason’s direction. Jonathan turned to Mason, his expression puzzled; then his eyes widened with horror, the color draining from his face. “It can’t be!”
His distress was hard to witness, and Mason instinctively reached for his hand. “What is it?”
Jonathan gave a helpless shake of his head and looked back at the woman. “Why?” he
