And he did it while every capable adult in that building, myself first among them, was busy being fooled.

Chapter 11 — My Daughter

When we reached Sarah’s house, Genevieve was on the couch in sweatpants, her wrist wrapped in a brace, and the moment she saw me come through the door she broke.

“I’m so sorry, Dad.” I crossed the room and pulled her into my arms, my grown daughter, and I felt how carefully she held her braced wrist between us.

“No,” I said into her hair.