Chapter 5 - Child Advocacy Specialist Uncovers Terrifying Details In Drawings
The interview room at the county child-advocacy center smelled of fresh paint and lavender-scented disinfectant spray.
Specialist Sarah Miller sat across a low toddler-sized table from six-year-old Maisie, gently sliding a fresh box of crayons forward.
“Can you show me where the woman in red was standing when the loud crash happened, sweetheart?” Sarah asked gently.
Maisie picked up a crimson crayon, her small hand pressing hard against the paper as she drew a towering figure.
“She told mommy not to move,” Maisie whispered, her big blue eyes staring blankly at the colorful paper.
“She was holding something heavy behind her back, right near the edge of the second-step landing.”
Through the two-way observation glass, Daniel gripped the window frame so hard his knuckles turned completely white.
He had trusted Vanessa to help pick up the pieces of his shattered family after Rachel’s sudden, devastating passing.
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Instead, the woman sharing his bed had been standing at the center of a nightmare he was only now beginning to uncover.
Sarah Miller stepped out of the room a moment later, handing Daniel the sealed forensic psychological assessment file.
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