Severed Ties

Orson shrank back, instinctively retreating from the lethal fire burning in his daughter's eyes. He stared at the woman standing in the center of his grand foyer. He clearly did not expect this reaction. The Coralie from seven years ago would have crumbled at his feet under the weight of his booming voice. She would have wept, lowered her head, and begged for his forgiveness. The woman standing be