Ruby came out of the bath calm and colder than before. Her hair was wrapped in a towel, her face clean but her eyes hard. They all gathered in the living room. Karl paced at the window. Milo sat small and quiet. Julian rubbed his hands together nervously. Adrian was already settled with his notebook.
"Wife, what do you want to say?" Adrian asked, watching her closely. Something about Ruby had changed. Her face looked colder, her eyes glowed with a intense heat, and the air around her felt sharper.
