Chapter Twenty-Four
When dawn broke, there was a blissful moment when Cara had no recollection of the night before, but then it came back to her and she dragged the covers over her head to try and escape the memory for a few seconds more. Emilia’s scream was the closest thing she had ever heard to a heart breaking. She knew the sound of it would stay with her for a lifetime. In fact, when her friend’s anguish tore through the night sky, Cara was so unprepared she dropped the glass she held. Looking to Lillian, she found her with her eyes closed and a prayer passing over her lips. As for Julia, well, she was part way out of the door by the time her guests had even begun to understand what had happened.
“Stay here. I’ll see to her.”
Unable to stop herself, Cara had moved to the kitchen wi
