A Cruel Commemoration

The dead dial tone clicked. Cordelia stood perfectly still, forcing a sharp breath through her nose to keep the hot tears trapped behind her lashes. The Zephyr Group gathering was a private family dinner. Cedric Adler brought his wife, yet Gideon deliberately chose to bring his mistress?

"Cordelia..." Bianca hesitated, clearly at a loss for how to comfort her friend. She grabbed Cordelia's hand,