Where the Light Finds Us

Brett Wallace learned fear before he learned his ABCs. At six years old, trapped in a broken foster system, he discovered monsters don't always live under beds—sometimes they tuck you in at night with threats wrapped in fairy tales. When his foster father weaponized Peter Pan against him, whispering that Tinker Bell would steal him away if he ever told the truth, Brett's childhood became a prison of silence.

His mother Heather fought tooth and nail through courtrooms and caseworkers to get h...