Chapter 119

• I sit parked before the house, my engine running. She should be inside, just on the other side of those walls with my baby. I take a deep breath to steady my pounding heart, but nothing will calm the steady beating, not until I see her and she is back in my arms. I've waited three months for this, and I don't want to wait a moment longer. So I turn the engine off and step out of the car.
• The cool night air tickles me as I walk with heavy steps towards her door. I raise my hands to knock and pause. What if she isn’t here? What if he just lied to me to get my help? No, she has to be here; this is the house in the video with the red shutters and white fence. She’s inside. All I have to do is ring the doorbell. I reach out and press it. It rings in the house for a second before I hear footsteps coming to the door.
• “Shanna, I told you to take the back entrance.” Her sweet voice permeates the air.