Emma Signed Over Her Kitchen Island to Keep Toby Safe in Massachusetts

him, the latch catching with a heavy, metallic sound.

The dining room table was dark oak, large enough to seat ten people, but only one placemat remained at the far end. I sat in the corner chair, staring at the family calendar on the wall.

October was filled with Daniel’s business trips, marked in black ink.

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