"He said he'd hurt my father if we call the police now," I said to Colton when he suggested reporting this incident to the authorities.
"If we go in there alone, it's suicide. Charlotte, I warned you many times to report him earlier, but you never did. Look where it has brought us. " He sighed, "Please, I am not going to send you in there without knowing you are protected. "
Fresh tears streamed down my cheeks, "I am terrified," I admitted, "Not for me but for my father, Colton. If anything goes wrong-"
Colton wiped off my damp cheeks, "You don't have to think about the negative things now. You need to be strong and positive at times like this, Charlotte. You can't go in there without any hope. "
I nodded at him, my lower lip trembling. "You think this is going to work out?"
Colton si
