My therapy history.
My reputation.
My job.
The media twisted the story.
Threats appeared on my car.
Then Lily turned against me—coached, manipulated.
I almost gave up.
Until a drawing arrived in my mailbox.
Stick figures holding hands.
“Thank you for seeing me.”
That was it.
I wasn’t backing down.
The Gamble
Daniel offered a deal:
I get Lily.
He walks free.
The corruption stays hidden.
I said no.
Because three other children had already died under Paul Brenner’s closed cases.
Emily wasn’t the only invisible child.
The trial was coming.
And I was ready to risk everything—my career, my safety, even my chance to keep Lily—so the truth could finally be seen.
Because some children don’t need saving.
They need someone who refuses to look away.
