The midnight laundromat girl held the key to a secret that could shut down the entire village—until one night changed everything

are warehoused anywhere because adults are desperate. And I don’t want to live in a town where the only answer to desperate adults is a padlock.”

That surprised me.

Dale shifted his weight.

“My wife and I raised three kids. We had family nearby. We had a church. We had neighbors who watched our boys if we got stuck. Half the parents in this room don’t continue reading …