The moment Gale saw Mira, his expression exploded into immediate anger.
"Mira."
Her name came out more like the sharp hiss of an angry snake.
Mira stopped just inside the open gates, keeping her distance, her eyes meeting his without wavering.
Of course, Gale had tried to have one of his men walk past the gates when Esme went inside, only to be blocked by an invisible wall.
It was like Esme was teasing them, opening the gates for them as if to allow entry, only for them to find that they couldn't walk past the gates at all!
"Father."
A tense silence stretched between them as they held eye contact.
"What do you think you're doing here?" Gale demanded, his voice rising slightly, and his cane striking the ground again.
"You disappear for days, you ignore your family, and now I find you hiding in some stranger's estate?"
Mira's expression didn't change.
"I'm not hiding."
