The strength it takes to admit that something is deeply wrong inside your own home.

The strength to walk away from a life that looks comfortable and safe from the outside.

The strength to face public shame and private grief and tell the truth anyway.

The strength to say I am not coming back, and mean it, to a man who swears he will change.

Gavin had believed that fear was a reliable tool, that money bought authority over people, that a loving wife would always forgive cruelty, and that a quiet daughter was a harmless one.

He had been wrong about every single count.