←Chapter Twenty-Seven 2 July 1943. At 4:44p.m., Dorothy Cayce died from a brain aneurysm. The cause of the aneurysm has been ruled as the effect of a hereditary condition. No extensive autopsy will be performed. death certificate signed by Derek V, 1943 I have suspicions that Dorothy was killed for what she knew and what she could have become. When I found Dorothy’s body, I searched the room for any sign of what
←Chapter Twenty-Six December 18, 1941: Lucy was born tonight! What a beautiful, perfect little girl. Maggie is tired, but she seems more alive than I’ve ever seen her. Unlike me, however, she must share Lucy with Howard, who has already begun to dote on her. He seems like a nice man, but from all that he has both hidden from and disclosed to the Counsel, I doubt he will raise
←Chapter Twenty-Five February 26, 1941: Maggie is with child and she is going to marry. She will be the first Cayce woman to marry in as many centuries as I can recall, with the exception of Mary, whom I never knew. She must have been the last in my line of women until now. Maggie will be married from Haven to a man named Howard. He teaches Otherworld history and current
←Chapter Twenty-Four June 12, 1915: I received word that Walker is dead and my mother is missing. Owen is devastated and has threatened to take on the Counsel himself. Derek, for once, has taken the more sensible approach. Since he will live the longest, he might be the only person to actually see justice served. My great-grandmother, Constance, is also dead, and Garrett beckons us to come to Colorado. He
←Chapter Twenty-Three May 13, 1915: Our plans to close down Haven and end the Counsel have failed. Walker and my grandmother, Constance, are both dead, and I am in hiding. I put this to paper so that I may have something to send to my daughter and granddaughter some day. They must not believe that I abandoned my Otherworld brothers and sisters in order to save myself. I ran when
