Chapter 8 - Setting Up A Safe Haven In A Quiet Suburb
Three days later, Nathan packed up their essential belongings and locked the iron gates of the Westchester mansion behind them forever.
He purchased a charming, sunlit craftsman home in a quiet suburban neighborhood twenty miles away from the city center.
There were no crystal chandeliers, no grand ballrooms, and no intimidating family members waiting in the shadows.
Just a wide green lawn, a wooden swing set in the backyard, and rooms painted in bright, cheerful pastel colors.
Ellie wandered through the hallways in her yellow sundown dress, touching the walls with hesitant, joyful curiosity.
“Is this our house, Daddy?” she asked, spinning around in the middle of the spacious, sunlit kitchen.
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“Just ours, Ellie,” Nathan replied, kneeling down to catch her as she ran into his arms with a bright, ringing laugh.
For the first time in her three short years, his daughter looked completely relaxed and safe in her own home.
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