Chapter 12: Release

Emma came home from the hospital first. Lucas followed four days later.
We moved into a small rental house near base. My lawyer handled selling the old house. The money from the sale went into a trust for Lucas.
Diane and Rachel were released on bail but forbidden from coming within 500 feet of any of us.
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My extended family tried to mediate. I told them all the same thing: “If you stand with them, you stand against my wife and son. Choose.”
Most chose silence.