Chapter 1 – A Father's Choice

Chapter 1 – A Father's Choice
The room fell silent.
Michael Bennett looked from the leather strap on the floor to his daughter, Ava, trembling on the hardwood floor.
Her wrists were bruised.
Her knees were scraped raw.
She tried to smile through the pain.
"Dad..."
That single word shattered him.
He rushed to her side and wrapped his jacket around her shaking shoulders.
"You're safe now."
His wife, Sabrina, forced a nervous laugh.
"Michael, you're misunderstanding everything."
He didn't even look at her.
Instead, he called emergency services.
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"My daughter has been assaulted. We need an ambulance—and police."
Sabrina's smile disappeared.