CHAPTER 3 — THE CAMERA SHE FORGOT
CHAPTER 3 — THE CAMERA SHE FORGOT
Emily took a cautious step forward.
"Please..."
"Let's just talk."
Daniel quietly removed his phone.
"I'm calling the police."
Her face went white.
"You can't."
"I can."
"You'll ruin everything."
He looked around the dressing room.
"The wedding is already ruined."
As officers made their way to the house, Daniel remembered something.
Two months earlier, he had installed discreet security cameras throughout the home after a series of package thefts.
One covered the hallway outside the master bedroom.
Another overlooked the entrance to the walk-in closet.
The footage showed Emily leading Lily into the closet by the wrist.
Moments later, the door closed.
The camera couldn't see inside.
But the audio was unmistakable.
The swish of the cane.
A child's cries.
Emily's voice.
"If you tell your father, he'll stop loving you."
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When the recording ended, no one in the room spoke.
Not even Emily.
