Asteria sat straight reflexively at the tone of his voice.Coach Jacobsen took a deep breath and explained.“Little girl, if you wake up in a strange room, the first thing is to make sure you do not alert anyone.”Asteria blushed at that. She had done just the opposite.“After making sure you are alone, you check for the cameras. It’s useless since they would have hidden cameras in place. But no harm in checking the basics.”“Check for the things on your body - phone, smartwatch, whatever. Usually, they would take it, but if you have tracking devices like in a hairpin or something - discreetly activate them.”“Then, you slowly get up and check for exits. See which ones are locked, which are open, and which are doable.”“Take something for self-defense. Preferably something small that you can hide. While taking it, do it discreetly so even the people watching don’t know you have something on you.”“If you hear anyone coming, you play dead.”“If they know you are conscious, they are wat

William looked at the woman in his arms. The one person he had missed every day and night, every second for the last four months.“I missed you, wife,” he said, his voice thick with emotion.“I missed you too, so much,” Rosaline replied in a choking voice.William tightened his hold and kissed her again. But this time, tenderly savoring the moment.Rosaline had other plans as she set a faster pace.“Patience, my dearest Rosaline!” He sighed on her lips.“Uhhh!” Rosaline refused.“Wife, either you slow down, or I am sneaking you away in front of millions of people who will know exactly why we sneaked away.” William sighed, taking a deep breath.Rosaline came to her senses and hid her head in the crook of his neck, sliding down his body.William caressed her head and back and tightened his arms around her as he closed his eyes in satisfaction.He had missed her so very much. His wife and their child!They were interrupted by Isabella, who had come to bring them over to the dais.She hug

Chief Green continued after the reporters quieted down.“After an in-depth investigation, we uncovered some evidence which indicated Mr. Jackson Senior’s involvement in the accident of Mr. Andrew Scott’s pregnant wife.”“Mr. Jackson Junior’s involvement in missing funds and misappropriation of money and resources within Scott Group subsidiaries came to light. We also found evidence of him bribing many staff members of Scott Group.”“Ultimately, there was evidence of their involvement in child trafficking. It linked both cases together.”“Furthermore, Mr. Jackson Senior was the leading investigator of the case of Mrs. Andrew. He was also the senior leader overseeing the capture of the suspect - Peter.”“However, there was no motive linking them, and their accounts were clean. And the evidence was not enough.”“So, we had to dig deeper, and we uncovered Mr. Jackson’s sister, who had wanted to marry into the Scott family, had gone missing and was presumed dead two years before Mrs. Andre

Rosaline asked.“Whose permission do we need to terminate any possible pregnancy? They are too young to consent to anything, and god knows when we will find their families.”She slumped down and leaned on the wall as she sighed.“On top of everything, I don’t want them to have to carry a pregnancy to term. Under a proper environment, there is a chance they might heal and have a life, a family, and a future ahead. Let’s protect that.”“Thank you, Chief!”“Can we also get permission for the girls to choose if they want to return to their homes or stay in CARE?”“I suspect one of the girls got sold by her family. The others were in unwanted, improvised conditions. Only the 13-year-old seems to come from a loving family. If they don’t have a healing environment at home, let them stay in CARE. When they are better, they can move out anytime they want.”“Thank you, Chief. I will get the documents from you and prepare them after I get checked at the hospital.”“Don’t worry! I won’t mess with

Rosaline tried to soothe her.“Forget those vile creatures. That phase in your life is over. It’ll never go away, but it’s only a past now.”“The baby is innocent. It’s 29 weeks old now. Already fully formed.”“That gives you three options - you can keep the baby.”“You can abort it.”“Or you can wait a few more weeks. After the 34th week, we can do a c-section. The baby will be kept in a NICU until it is ready to be taken away.”“It’ll have a very high chance of survival after 34 weeks. You need at least six weeks for your physical injuries to heal anyway. You will be in the hospital regardless.”“And even if you want to abort, you’ll have to wait two weeks before your other injuries are healed enough for the procedure to be safe for your body.”“You can sleep on it and make a choice.”The girl looked at her and asked, “If I give birth, what will happen to the child?”Rosaline answered, “Depends on what you want. You can leave it in CARE if you don’t want to raise it. I promise the c