“I was so sure he would take her away from me. Instead, he looked straight at her and shut the door. That’s when I knew the magic had truly worked. That’s when I knew. Later, he came to the house. He told me that Tommy Hoyle had abused his sister and that he’d seen Tommy out with Jessica and the way he’d had his hands on her … he knew. He knew he had to protect her. He knew that I should be her rightful mother. He told me that I should wait a few months, then take Jessica and leave town and never come back.”
