Alexander finds a frightened girl, Emily, outside her house while her stepmother, Diana, glares from inside. Emily whispers that her stepmother says she doesn’t belong there anymore. Seeing her fear, Alexander gently offers safety and asks if she’ll come with him; Emily nods, relieved, and takes his hand.
As they drive away, neighbors watch in uneasy silence. To comfort her, Alexander shares that he also lost his parents young and was rescued by someone kind. He tells Emily she isn’t alone now—he’s here for her, and she begins to believe him.
Emily asks what happened to him, and he explains that being taken in changed his life—and he wants to do the same for her. His calm certainty soothes her, and she manages her first small smile of the day.
They arrive at Alexander’s sunlit estate, warm and welcoming—everything her old home was not. He shows her a bright, cozy room filled with books and toys. “This is your home now, too,” he says, and Emily feels hope settle where fear once lived.
