135Alex.I was still standing at the threshold when the door closed behind the man. My heart pounded in my throat. I couldn’t believe what I’d just seen. The twins—Eli and Emma—were here, safe. I wanted to grab them both and never let them go, but the ache of suspicion burned in my gut, making it hard to breathe.I knelt down, arms open, and the kids barreled into me. Their faces were damp with tears, cheeks blotchy, and the smell of their hair hit me with a wave of relief so sharp I almost cried myself. I crushed them both to my chest, breathing them in, brushing Emma’s hair back from her face, feeling Eli’s little hands grip my shirt.Stella hovered beside me, shaking but determined. She checked the kids, running her hands over their arms and legs, searching for injuries, for any sign of something she couldn’t undo. Anna and Josh closed in, and for a few minutes, all any of us could do was hold them. I pressed my lips to Emma’s head, murmuring that it was okay, that she was safe no
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