Vanessa stepped out for a moment to calm Milo, who was now in Samantha’s arms. But when she returned, Leo was gone. The clinic room was empty. “Dr. Henderson took him for a private check-up,” a nurse said casually. Vanessa froze. He hadn’t mentioned any such thing.
With dread building in her chest, she searched the hallways, calling Leo’s name. Every room she checked was empty. Every second ticked louder in her head. Then Samantha whispered, “Do you hear that?” A faint cry echoed from behind a bookshelf at the end of the corridor.