The Stolen Daughter and the Dark Truth Behind a Billionaire Wedding
Inside, a small white crib sat under a warm yellow light.
A series of thin black wires ran from the crib to a tall rack of monitors.
The screen showed a steady, healthy heartbeat.
My hand shook as I reached for the door handle.
I pushed the door open.
The baby in the crib did not stir.
She was wrapped in a pink blanket.
A small plastic band was wrapped around her tiny ankle.
I stepped closer.
The name on the band read: *Clara Whitmore.*
My throat tightened.
She had my nose.
She had Maren’s soft, dark hair.
“I found her,” I whispered into the mic.
“Get her out of there, Rowan,” Marcus said. “The primary power is coming back online.”
“I’m disabling the monitors,” I said.
I reached for the sensor cables connected to her blanket.
My fingers touched the first wire.
Suddenly, the red lights in the room flashed green.
The monitors emitted a high-pitched, continuous whine.
A speaker on the wall crackled to life.
“I knew you wouldn’t sign, Rowan,” Tessa’s voice said from the ceiling.
The heavy steel door of room four slid shut behind me.