I closed my eyes.
"But you suspected."
"Yes."
I gripped the phone.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
His voice broke.
"Because I was afraid you'd discover what else happened that night."
My blood ran cold.
"What else?"
He was silent.
Then whispered, "Mara, there's something about Rebecca I haven't told you."
Before he could explain, the call disconnected.
I tried calling back.
No answer.
An hour later, Detective Sarah Collins contacted me.
Zane's car had been found outside an abandoned medical building.
He was missing.
***
The building had once belonged to Cedar Vale Maternity Home.
Police were investigating the property in connection with the old placement records.
Inside Zane's car, they found a folder.
It contained photographs of Rebecca.
Emily.
Julia.
And a document dated the night of my delivery.
The original infant-transfer authorization.
Two babies were listed.
**BABY A — MARA WILSON.**
**BABY B — REBECCA HALE.**
Beneath them was a handwritten instruction.
