night in this house wondering whether her father believes her.”
His expression changed.
I picked up the bag.
Then I went upstairs for my daughter.
We left before midnight.
All five of my brothers came with us.
Not as an army.
Not as powerful men arriving to destroy Derek.
Just as family.
And for the first time in years, that was enough.
—
The next morning, Ethan called before breakfast.
Sophie was asleep in Daniel’s guest room.
I stepped onto the back porch and answered quietly.
“What did you find?”
“The
