Chloe had legal support for the separate family proceedings.

Nothing was perfectly settled, but she no longer had to negotiate safety through personal pleas to the Harringtons.

One evening she stood at the kitchen sink watching the sunset turn the glass amber.

She rested a hand on her stomach and said she was afraid that becoming a mother would bring back memories of the estate.

“It might,” I answered.

“And if it does, we can ask for help.