After bathing Sophia and drying her hair, Grace prepared to freshen up herself.

There were no toiletries in Sophia’s room for her use, so she turned toward the master bedroom. The master bedroom was shrouded in darkness; Alexander was nowhere to be seen.

The moment she turned on the light, Grace froze in her tracks, almost questioning whether she had mistakenly entered the wrong room. She had lived in this room for seven years, and everything within it was ...