The little girl hadn’t spoken since the night her mother was found on the kitchen floor! Then the court dog lowered his head-and she whispered one sentence toward the defense table…

you.”

Lily considered that. Then she looked up. “Can I see Mama?”

The question found the tired place in Ava and pressed hard.

Jenna was still at Brookhaven Regional Medical Center. Awake now. Sometimes responsive. Healing in small, uneven increments that felt miraculous only because Ava had read the initial medical reports. Doctors had warned that too continue reading …