Chapter 4

Senator Vance guided Clara into the back seat of the sleek black sedan, making sure the white blanket stayed wrapped around the baby.
"Retrieve my daughter's leather suitcase from the driveway," the Senator ordered his chief security officer.
Federal agents stepped past Evelyn and Brandon, ignoring their frantic cries as they placed official police tape across the mansion doors.
"Your financial accounts are frozen as of midnight, Mrs. Montgomery," the lead agent informed Evelyn flatly.
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The luxury sedan pulled away from the estate, its tires crunching on the gravel as it headed toward the highway leading to Washington D.C.
Looking out the rear window, Clara watched the mansion disappear into the dark, leaving behind years of pain and abuse.