Damon’s parental rights are terminated, all of them.

And the insurance money’s been placed in a secure trust, locked up for her — for school, for her future, for whatever she needs.

He can’t touch a cent of it, ever.”

I took a slow sip of the coffee, and felt something settle in my chest that had not been still in half a year.

“Thank you, Reyes,” I said.

“For listening to me.