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Chapter One

April 15, 1865

Carrie Borden fought to control the shudder that rippled through her body when she stepped out onto the porch. The polished boards gleamed in the early morning light filtered by the looming magnolia tree, and a soft fragrance from the milky white blooms perfumed the air. Cardinals offered a splash of brilliant red, but they couldn’t distract from the starkness that permeated the still, somber air.

Abigail Stratton and Rose Samuels moved out onto the porch beside her. Carrie reached down to grab hold of their hands as they stared down at Richmond’s charred remains, brushing absently at the long, ebony waves she had not thought to put up in a bun. A gentle breeze tossed soft strands around her face as her bright green eyes clouded with tears. “Can you feel it?” she whispered, somehow not able to make her voice sound normal. On a day like today, surely it was necessary to speak differently.

Aunt Abby nodded her head as she gripped Carrie’s hand more tightly. “I can feel it,” she replied heavily; her soft, gray eyes misting as she took deep breaths.

“There is trouble in the air,” Carrie said, her voice still a strained whisper. “What is going to happen?”