Garden of Shadows
: Prologue

ADDENDUM TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF OLIVIA WINFIELD FOXWORTH. TO BE OPENED TWENTY YEARS AFTER MY DEATH.

I have been forced to leave this record. Had others not decided to tell my story for their own gain, the secrets of the Foxworths would have been buried in my grave with me. Cruelty comes in many forms—ignorance is one of them. Because of ignorance, I have been judged. Now I have gone to Him, the only judge whose verdict matters, and accepted His pronouncement on my soul. Those of you who remain below will here come to know the true story. And knowing the truth, judge me if you dare.

Olivia Winfield Foxworth