The Voice Beneath the Dirt: My Husband Thought No One Could Hear What He Did

<strong>PART 11: JOSEPHINE</strong>

Six weeks after the rescue, my daughter was born.

The delivery room was bright, noisy, and full of people asking questions that mattered.

I had worried for weeks that the birth would bring back the helplessness of the yard.

Instead, the staff explained what was happening and listened whenever I said I needed a moment.

Renata stood at my side, trying not to cry before the baby had even arrived.

Then Josephine gave a fierce little cry.