“Did you finally decide to return today?” William faced Freya pointedly, making it clear that he wasn't speaking to Gail. Yet, his stony voice had a chill in it that prickled against Gail's skin.
The fading light cut hard angles across his features, producing mysterious shadows under his eyes.
Freya finally came down a bit from the high she had been on since morning. She gave an exasperated huff. “William, don’t even look at me like that. We just went for a little stroll, that’s all.”
His glare left Freya and fixed on Gail for a few seconds before returning to Freya again. “A stroll indeed. So that's what you call your irresponsible action? Wandering off without a word to anyone, without anyone even knowing where you both were.”
Gail squared her shoulders, ready to let him have it. Why
