Chapter 207

Chapter 207

Ivy held the baby carefully, but her eyes were wide with shock. "What... how..."

Silas's heart flipped at the tremble in her voice, and he stepped closer. "Do you...

want me

to take him?"

"No," she said. "It's... just..." She trailed off, then turned to the officer. "How am I

supposed to take care of a child that isn't mine?"

"You don't have to, ma'am," the officer replied gently. "We can take him, but he

would be placed in foster care until we find his mother or a relative."

Silas watched Ivy closely. Of course, it was hard and humiliating to care for a child

born from an affair that changed her life.

Still, leaving the baby in foster care didn't feel right.

She squeezed her hand and she looked at him, uncertainty clouding her

expression. "Whatever you do is fine," he said softly.

She had every right to walk away. Especially after everything that had happened.

The baby cooed, and both of them looked down. Ivy reached out, and his tiny

fingers wrapped tightly around hers.

Silas saw something shift in her then, and he knew her answer even before she

spoke.

"I'll keep him," she said quietly.

The officer gave a small nod. "Alright, ma'am."

Ivy held the baby tightly-shaky, but firm. "Yeah."

"So, officer," Silas asked, hoping to shift the conversation, "what's the update?"

"We're still searching for his mother," the officer said. "All available units are

working on it. We've already checked with Mason Hunter's family and searched

his properties, but nothing has turned up yet."

"How did you find him?" Ivy asked, rocking the baby gently.

"When we released an Amber Alert, a woman came forward. Apparently, she had

already contacted us after finding the baby and taking him home."

"Did... she see anything?" Silas asked.

"No. She said she found the baby alone in the car."

Ivy's brow furrowed. "But wasn't the driver unconscious? How did she not see

him?"

"I'm not sure," the officer said. "You'll have to fill out some documents before you

can take him home."

Silas feared Ivy might continue questioning the officer, but thankfully she bit her lip

and nodded. "Okay."

"Right this way, ma'am," the officer said, leading them down the hall.

Panic returned in her eyes, and her cheeks turned red, but she went, holding the

baby awkwardly yet protectively.

the

help... take him?"

"Sure," he smiled.

"ching his arms.

the baby to him

child as

was a beautiful boy, with hair like

baby cooed again, and Silas's

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would his own child be like? Would she have Ivy's

would her hair be?

done," Ivy said, then paused. "What? Why are you

hadn't realized he

had said 'she'. The thought of

at him for a moment, then said,

replied, turning toward

left the station and got

okay with him?" Ivy asked, gesturing toward the

"But if you

and he passed the baby to her. Her

she leaned back in her

wanted to

Silas blinked. "Who?"

found him. I think she only gave him up because the

were already searching."

completely convinced, but he said, "Maybe. Either

With you."

"Yeah," she said quietly.

Silas leaned

Mason's number?"

an eyebrow. "I

he said he kidnapped Cheryl and wants a ransom, he should've

now."

didn't think of that.

and his fingers brushed her

small gasp

"Don't," he chuckled.

her lips, placing the baby

what?"

her eyes, and his body

said, his

face turned serious. She lifted the phone to her

"It's not going through."

"That's just crazy."

I supposed to pay him if I

really dumb... or just plain stupid," Silas

quiet, staring

rang. He glanced at the

he answered.

Tyler replied. "Aaliyah Salvador's story is trending big, I and

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Silas.

"Yes, sir."

"And the tape?"

still working on taking

"Alright. Keep me posted."

"Definitely, sir. Bye."

turning to Ivy.

everything.

good," Ivy said. "I'm so

"Yeah, we-"

the sudden wail

picked him up quickly, rocking him. That didn't work at all

through

up, alarmed. "What's wrong with

have no idea," Ivy said, equally

shoulder, ma'am,"

him gently. "Am I supposed to

think you should,"

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