Chapter 1: The Boy With the Brick

"A TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY H*T MY DAUGHTER WITH A BRICK — THEN HE POINTED AT MY HUSBAND AND CALLED HIM "DAD"
Ryan Cole gripped the brick with both hands and swung.
It struck five-year-old Lily Bennett near the side of her head.
She collapsed onto the living-room floor beside the front entrance.
"LILY!"
Claire Bennett and her husband Daniel rushed in together.
Claire dropped to her knees.
She pulled Lily into her arms.
A small cut near the hairline showed a thin smear of bl00d.
"Oh my God, Lily!"
Daniel saw it.
His face changed instantly.
He stormed toward Ryan.
Grabbed the boy's shoulder.
Turned him around.
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Then sl*pped him once.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!"