Chapter 7 - Lily Comforts Her Secret Sister In The Living Room
Ryan carried both little girls out of the nursery and down the carpeted stairs into the sunlit suburban living room.
He placed them gently on the large plush sofa, wrapping a warm fleece blanket around shivering Maya’s shoulders.
Lily crawled up beside her sister, handing her a stuffed rabbit to help calm her lingering fear.
“You don't have to live in the dark anymore, Maya. Daddy fixed the door so it stays open,” Lily comforted her sweetly.
Maya clutched the stuffed animal tightly, offering a hesitant, beautiful smile that nearly brought Ryan to his knees.
Ryan walked back into the hallway where Jessica was dragging herself up the stairs, looking defeated and broken.
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“Sit down at the kitchen table, Jessica. You are going to tell me everything right now, or I swear to God I’m calling the police,” Ryan warned.
She nodded mutely, shuffling toward the kitchen like a woman walking toward her own execution.
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