The devastation I felt destroyed everything I thought I knew about that day.

“Ma’am, I found something in the photos. Come to my studio tonight. Please don’t tell your son yet. You need to see this first.”

I hung up the phone, feeling like someone had just thrown ice water down my spine. The devastation I felt destroyed everything I thought I knew about that day.

Let me take you back to how this nightmare began.

Six months ago, I thought I was watching my only son, David, marry the love of his life.

The memory rose in my mind so vividly it was like my kitchen floor had turned into the polished marble of the Rosewood Country Club. I could almost smell the expensive floral arrangements again, that mix of white roses and eucalyptus that made the entire ballroom feel like a high-end garden.