Chapter 86

• The silence that fell between Julian and Douglas seemed to be loud enough. She wonders if she has heard right.
• " How do you mean, Douglas? " She asked now, quietly. " I mean... Why won't Asher come in? Where would he possibly go to? "
• Douglas didn't give an answer right away. Instead, he allowed his eyes to be fixed on the wife of Asher's face. The thought of her suffering in darkness for a long time now crossed his mind, and then he swallowed hard.