Chapter 1: The Bruises She Couldn't Hide
The teacher only wished to shake seven-year-old Emily awake after she drifted off to sleep during the lesson again.
Yet right before the wooden ruler descended, Emily's sleeve slid upward.
The teacher went rigid.
Severe purple bruises covered the little girl's arm.
"Emily…
what happened to you?" Emily kept her head down and trembled with fear.
Then she spoke in a faint whisper: "Nighttime sleep is banned for me…
my stepmom orders me to tidy the dog kennel…
then makes me reside in it." That very afternoon, child protection services received a tip.
As the telephone rang through Emily's suburban house, her stepmother went pale instantly.
Yet what Emily disclosed at school was just the beginning of the nightmare.
Because once officials investigated further, they uncovered proof that this had been happening for a prolonged period.
What secret was the stepmother trying so hard to keep hidden?
Why was Emily still too scared to speak the entire truth?
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What is the stepmother hiding — and will Emily finally be safe?
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