Bonus Epilogue
Seven Years Later
“Mama, Mama, come look!” Young Charles called to Cordelia, running happily toward her with his hands cupped together. Though she knew that whatever he was bound to have cupped inside of his hands was unlikely to be something she wanted to see, she put the same bright smile on her face as he came to meet her. He stood, practically bouncing from one foot to the other as he waited for her to hold her hands out to accept whatever it was he was about to give her.