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Chapter 5 - The Lockdown at the Regional CenterI slid the green button, holding the phone to my ear with trembling fingers.

“Mom?” I asked, keeping my voice sounding weak and frantic. “Where are my babies? Please... the hospital says Grant took them!”

Diane’s voice came through the line, cold, rushed, and utterly unbothered.

“Rachel, stop making such a scene,” Diane snapped over the sound of wind. “Grant is their father. He has a legal order. We are taking them to his sister’s cabin in Nevada where they can be properly cared for while you’re bedridden.”

“Mom, that order is a fake!” I shouted. “He drilled my brake lines! He tried to kill us!”

A brief, tense silence fell over the line.

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“Don't be ridiculous,” Diane scoffed, though a slight tremor broke her voice. “Grant promised me my trust allowance would be doubled once the custody papers were finalized. You were always so selfish with money, Rachel.”

“Sixty seconds confirmed!” the technician whispered, giving Detective Vance a thumb’s up. “We have their exact GPS location—Room 114 at the Sunset Motel!”

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