She sniffled and nodded. “Daddy said if I see Alex, he will take you and me away, and we will never see Daddy again. He showed me pictures of Alex and said he’s a bad man.”
I took a deep breath, feeling both anger and sadness rising inside me. “Emma, Daddy was wrong to say those things. Alex is not a bad man. He’s kind, and he cares about us.”
Emma looked at me with wide, frightened eyes. “But Daddy said…”
“I know, sweetheart. But sometimes grown-ups make mistakes. Daddy made a mistake,” I said, trying to reassure her.
