I held my daughter in my arms while Lena tended her roses in the fading sunlight. Looking down at Emma’s peaceful face, I made one final promise. No one would ever hurt my family again. Because now the entire neighborhood knew the truth—behind the quiet life and the repaired fences, there was still a man who would dig through the earth itself if that’s what it took to protect the people he loved.

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