Chapter 17 - The Embrace of the Innocent
Maisie ran on her sturdy little bare feet directly across the oak floor. She didn't cry in terror; she threw her tiny arms entirely around Sarah’s neck, burying her rosy-cheeked face deeply into her mother's shoulder.
Sarah let out a devastating, completely heartbroken sob of pure, unadulterated joy. She wrapped her frail arms tightly around the little girl, burying her face in Maisie's soft brown hair, breathing in the scent of her child for the first time in fourteen agonizing months. The profound, overwhelming emotional release in the luxurious living room was absolutely breathtaking.
Ethan stood back, watching his completely resurrected family, tears streaming silently down his rugged, battle-hardened face. He had walked through the horrific, terrifying fires of betrayal and grief, but he had finally, miraculously brought his entire world safely back into the light.
He slowly walked over and sat down on the heavy sofa right beside them, wrapping his massive, powerful arms completely around both his wife and his daughter, pulling them tightly against his chest, forging an impenetrable, unbreakable physical and emotional fortress around them.
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The dark, bloody scars of the past year were completely, permanently over. But while the Carter family began the slow, beautiful process of healing inside their secure sanctuary, the monster who had orchestrated their horrific nightmare was about to face the absolute, terrifying consequences of her ultimate treason.
👉 What completely devastating, poetic justice is about to fall upon the sociopathic stepmother?
