The Prosecutor's Wife: A Mother's Fury

d, a testament to the night I'd spent on a hard bench. I walked out of the precinct into the har

step. I burst into Leo' s room, but it was empty. The bed w

nurse, my voice frantic. "My

To a regular recovery room. Room 412." Her

together. Leo lay in one, his face tear-streaked. His room had been a qui

small. He launched himself at me,

s hair, trying to assure him I was real. "

aid... Dad said we couldn't stay in the nice ro

injured son out of his room. The anger that had been simmering beneath the

en I saw him. Calvin. He was leaning against a wall, his back to me, talking animatedly on his phone. And beside him, Bethany

ike a couple.

thany say, her voice dripping with fa

h. You know that." His voice was a low murmur, f

me. It wasn't just old history. It wasn't just covering

I raised it, clicked, and took a picture. Then another. And another.

? I thought, my heart a frozen

. "Claire," she began, her voice hesitant. "They're stalling Leo's

iar sting of disappointment, like a dull ache, spr

reak. Not no

eyes wide with fear. "Mommy," he whispered. "Will they... will

. "No, baby," I vowed, my voice fierce. "No one i

Leo. I will make sure everyone who hurt you, everyone who let

from the school again. Leo had been involved in another incident. Not a fight, this

oached Leo's room, I heard it again. Calvin's voice,

th annoyance. "Just keep Mateo quiet. I'll make sure this who

protecting them. After everything. Aft

ised before I even knew what I was doing. My palm connected wit

floor. His hand flew to his face, his eyes wide

s for, Calvin? It was for lying to me! For protecting that monster and his tr

ed back, his face reddening.

rage blinding me. "Get out! Get out of my sight!

. Fine! You want to be difficult? See how far that gets you. I'll handle things my

hollow ache where my heart used to be. I knew then

ures I'd taken. The recipient: The Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility. T

ut bringing down a corrupt system, starting wit