Chapter One

 

Cordelia Cavil walked noiselessly through the clinic foyer and into the waiting room. If it weren't for Mrs. Bumblebunch's meticulous caretaking, the door might have squeaked and alerted the doctors to Cordelia's presence. She sat down at the reception desk and placed the files she'd brought from Heddle House onto the blotter and wrote a note to go with them. Dr. Pitstone and Dr. van Herten were in the former's office having a conversation and, though the door was open and Cordelia could hear every word, she paid no attention. She froze, however, when she heard Dr. Pitstone clearly mention her name.