Zoe returned to Brookesville and drove directly to the cemetery from the airport.

In early winter, a chilly wind blew. She wore a black coat and held a bouquet of daisies, her mother's favorite. Standing in the cold wind, she gazed at her mother's smiling face on the tombstone.

Her mother passed away in a car accident. In Zoe's memories, her mother was gentle and affectionate, deeply in love with her father.

In the evening, the sound of a car would resonate in the courtyard of Kirk Manor. He