“Has he threatened you?”

Emily almost said no. But the word caught in her throat. Ryan had never needed to shout. All he had to do was tell her she was overreacting, that no one would believe her, that without him she couldn’t even afford diapers.

All he had to do was close a door and leave her talking to herself.

“Not physically,” she finally answered.

Noah understood everything she hadn’t said.

When they got off the plane, two men and one woman were waiting near the exit. They didn’t look like movie bodyguards. They looked like people trained not to draw attention.