Despite the physical trauma, Kyla didn’t cry or shrink away from the man in the dark uniform. Instead, she looked up at him with a spark of curiosity and a spirit that seemed impossible to break.
As Brian watched her mother and her mother’s boyfriend being taken into custody, a cold realization hit him: this child had no one. He didn’t know it yet, but this wasn’t just another case file. It was the first day of a journey that would redefine his life forever.