I Prayed for a Miracle—Now I Lock My Door at Night

“Tell them, Mom. Tell them about your little safe.”

My face burned.

The officer looked at me like I was spiraling.

“Do you feel safe tonight?” he asked me.

A simple question.

A devastating one.

Because the honest answer was no, and the moment I said it out loud, I knew what would happen next.

Tyler would get taken. Tyler would get restrained. Tyler would continue reading …