Mag-log inKira's POV "Mr. Westbrook, Ms. Ashford, thank you for coming so quickly." The head of school security, a broad shouldered man named Reyes, gestured them into a small office cluttered with monitors. "We finally recovered something from the perimeter camera near the school gate. It's not much, but it
Kira's POV "Where is she?" Marcus's voice came down the hallway before he even rounded the corner, urgency edged with something rawer underneath. "Marcus." Kira stood, meeting him halfway. "You can't just show up like this, the doctor said—" "I don't care what the doctor said. I've been sitting a
Kira's POV Two hours had passed since the sedative wore off enough for Lily to stir again, and this time her eyes opened slower, calmer, none of the frantic edge from before. "Mummy?" Lily's voice came out soft, clearer than it was the last time. "I'm here, baby." Kira was at her side instantly,
Kira's POV "I need a favor." Kira ducked into the hospital's small courtyard, phone pressed to her ear, finally out of earshot of the waiting room. "Anything," Alyssa said. "What's up?" "Someone tipped off the press yesterday. They knew the exact hospital, the exact entrance. I want to know who."
Kira's POV "Pick up, pick up, pick up." Kira paced the length of the hospital corridor, phone pressed to her ear, Adrian leaning against the wall watching her. It rang twice more before the line finally clicked open. "Kira?" Marcus's voice came through groggy, confused. "It's early, is something
Kira's POV "No. No, I don't want to go." Lily's head turned weakly against the pillow, her voice thin and frightened. "Lily?" Kira leaned closer, her hand tightening around her daughter's. "Baby, I'm here. Mummy's here." "Mummy, what's wrong? Is she okay?" Ethan had gone rigid beside the bed, his







