Chapter 27 Cordelia Is Gone

The Mercer family sat around the dinner table in silence. The men all seemed to lack energy, their eyes glazed and distant. It was as if an invisible weight hung over them.

Beatrix, sitting at the head of the table, felt a wave of unease sweep over her.

Most unsettling of all was Gideon, whose gaze kept flicking toward her in a way that made her stomach churn.

Finally, unable to bear the tension a