Chapter 2 - Building the BarricadeBy noon, their home had become a fortress.
David hired a locksmith to replace every exterior lock. Deadbolts were installed. Windows were reinforced. A keypad protected the garage.
Then he installed cameras.
One watched the porch.
Another covered the driveway.
A third faced the backyard gate.
Leah watched him work from the nursery doorway.
"You're turning our house into a prison," she whispered.
David looked at her swollen belly.
"No," he said quietly. "I'm making sure you have somewhere safe to live."
His phone began vibrating.
Mom.
Another call.
Then another.
David didn't answer.
Instead, he created a folder on his laptop.
EVIDENCE.
For the first time in his life, David wasn't behaving like a son.
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He was behaving like a husband.
And he was finally beginning to understand that protecting his family might mean standing against the person who had raised him.
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