“You came here to protect us,” I said.

Elliot nodded, tears filling his eyes. “I couldn’t let him keep lying to you.”

Before I could answer, I heard tires roll across the wet driveway. Richard was home.

Chapter 9 — I Did Not Move Aside

I kept Helen against my chest as the front door opened.

Richard came in loosening his tie, and the moment he saw Elliot in the living room, he stopped. “What is he doing here?” he demanded. Then he saw the baby. “And why is there a baby in my house?”