After years of heartbreak, Ally finally believed she had found peace. Her new husband, Thomas, was the kind of man she thought only existed in fairytales steady, gentle, and endlessly patient with her five-year-old son, Toby. Their little family felt whole for the first time. But everything changed the morning Toby called her in a trembling voice while she was out shopping:
“Mom… something’s wrong with New Dad. He woke up, but he’s acting weird. He’s scary.”