Jake didn’t ask questions. “Give me your exact location. We’re coming.”
Within thirty minutes, I had seven brothers on that highway shoulder. Marcus brought food and blankets. Bill brought his laptop to start making calls. Jake brought coffee and his truck. We formed a protective wall around those kids while we figured out what to do.
Marcus documented every bruise, every burn, every injury on those kids. The evidence was damning. Years of abuse. Tyler’s broken fingers that had healed wrong. Mason’s cigarette burns. Madison’s scars. Lily’s absolute terror of men.
“We need to report this,” Marcus said quietly. “This is serious abuse.”
“But if we report it, they might send the kids back while it’s investigated,” Bill countered. “The system doesn’t always protect kids, especially when the abuser is smart.”
Jake looked at me. “What do you think, brother?”Continue reading…