Chapter 3 - Michael Comforts Emma and Inspects the House Interior
The heavy front door clicked shut, locking out the chaos of the suburban street and the flashing police lights.
Michael carried his shaking four-year-old daughter into the brightly lit kitchen, setting her gently on a stool.
“You’re safe now, my sweet angel; nobody will ever make you go outside again,” Michael whispered, kissing her forehead.
Emma looked around the kitchen with wide, terrified eyes, still clutching her stuffed rabbit to her chest.
“Is the bad lady really gone forever, Daddy?” Emma asked in a small, fragile voice.
“She is gone, and she’s never coming back into our home,” Michael promised with absolute conviction.
He walked around the ground floor, inspecting every room to see the extent of the neglect and abuse Emma had suffered.
In the master bathroom, cleaning supplies were piled high next to chemical bottles that no four-year-old should ever touch.
Michael’s blood boiled anew as he realized how long Rachel had been turning his home into a nightmare.
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He pulled out his phone and dialed a trusted residential cleaning service to sanitize every inch of the house before morning.
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