Alice ate supper alone, Rose already gone by the time she went downstairs again, Betty locked in her office. But Alice didn't mind. She felt content, calm, in balance. The happiest she'd ever felt.Sleep came easily, peacefully, pulling her down into a quiet and refreshing darkness. When she woke the next morning, it was to a bundle of fresh energy and eagerness to meet the day. A glance at her cheek in the mirror told her she'd been mistaken about Aunt Christine's claw marks. Her ...