Full part: My husband cooked dinner, and right after my son and I ate, we collapsed Pretending to be unconscious, I heard him on the phone saying, “It’s done… soon they will both be gone.”

I missed several words, but then I heard him clearly.

“They won’t be a problem after tonight.”

Footsteps came back toward the kitchen.

I shut my eyes.

Daniel

Then he crossed to Noah.

I heard him touch my son’s shoulder.

“This will be easier for everybody,” he said softly.

That almost broke me.

But I didn’t move.

Daniel picked something up from the table and walked away. A moment later, the door to the garage shut.

I opened my eyes.

Noah’s were already open.

I raised one finger to my lips.