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My four-year-old son called me sobbing at work. Daddy, mommy’s boyfriend hit me with a baseball bat. He said if I cry, he’ll hurt me more. I heard a man yelling in the background. I was 20 minutes away. I called my brother, an ex-cage fighter. I’m closer. I’m going in now. When he kicked down the door, the phone buzzed against my desk during a budget meeting. I ignored it the first time. 3 seconds later, it rang again. Something cold gripped my chest because Tyler knew not to call unless it was serious. Daddy. His voice cracked through the speaker, barely audible over his sobbing