The Silent Child by Loretta Lost

Veronica has no clue why her daughter won’t speak. She is afraid the little girl has seen something no child should ever see…
After taking Kayla to many specialists, it becomes clear that the problem is not physical.
Veronica begins digging into the past to see what could have happened to her child. She opens a dangerous can of worms by contacting her ex, who didn’t know about Kayla’s existence, and threatens to take her daughter away…
But when Kayla’s playmate turns up dead in the woods, her body mutilated almost beyond recognition, Veronica realizes there is much more to worry about…
Could her little girl be next?
What has Kayla so afraid that she won’t utter a single word? What has she seen?