Chapter Five
I wondered how long this silence would go on, but I held my tongue. Alison seemed very disturbed, and while she had told me that my questions were disturbing there seemed to be something more to it than that. At one point I considered turning my horse around and riding back to the barn, but just as last night, I couldn’t bring myself to leave her. So, I followed along behind her and tried to enjoy the ride as best I could. We rode out to the very tip of the island, where waves surged, slowly and relentlessly, against the rocks below. Alison spent some time staring out at the horizon. I had the impression that she was thinking about something, but I hadn’t a clue as to what it might be. The silence between us dragged on until I was on the point of saying something if only to b
