Chapter 12 - Collecting Medical and Photographic Evidence
Detective Miller nodded grimly, signaling two female officers to escort Chloe and me safely back out to the driveway.
A certified pediatric nurse practitioner who accompanied the CPS unit gently examined Chloe’s back inside the back of a heated cruiser.
Flash photography captured every single purple handprint, bruise gradient, and finger alignment against her delicate skin.
Chloe answered the detective’s gentle questions with remarkable courage, detailing the locked doors and the threats her grandfather made.
Meredith stood near the edge of the driveway, completely isolated, abandoned by the family she had sold her soul to protect.
Richard tried to walk out the front door to intervene, but two state troopers blocked his path with unyielding authority.
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“Step back, sir, or you will be placed in physical restraints immediately,” the trooper warned, resting his hand on his holster.
Richard glared at me with pure venom, his lips curling into a snarl that exposed his true, monstrous nature to the world.
