(Caroline's POV)
The first indication that something is wrong comes in the form of a phone call from Aunt Jasmine at seven in the morning.
"Turn on the news," she says without preamble. "Channel Five. Now."
I'm still in my pajamas, Charlie eating cereal at the kitchen table. "What? Why—"
"Just turn it on, Caroline."
The urgency in her voice makes my hands shake as I grab the remote. Channel Five is already discussing a "developing story."
And then I see Samuel's face filling the screen.
He's sitting across from Linda McClaen on "Morning Talk," looking polished and sympathetic in an expensive suit. The caption reads: "Father Fights for Autistic Son."
"Oh no," I whisper.
"I've done everything in my power to support Charlie," Samuel is saying, his voice heavy with manufactured emotio
