The sound echoed across the quiet afternoon street.
Sharp. Final.
My face burned where her hand had landed, then went strangely numb.
I stood frozen on my own porch, staring at my daughter-in-law, her jaw clenched, eyes blazing with anger.
Then I looked at my son.
David didn’t move. He didn’t speak. He didn’t step between us.
He simply watched.
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