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.

her. As they entered the office, Ivy turned to

help... take him?"

"Sure," he smiled.

"ching his arms.

baby to him before

the child

like his annoying

baby cooed again, and

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

would her hair be?

Ivy said, then paused. "What?

realized he was. "Nothing,"

The thought of

him for a moment, then said, "Okay. We can

turning

and got

with him?" Ivy asked, gesturing toward the

if you

out immediately, and he passed

as she leaned back in her seat,

think she wanted to steal

Silas blinked. "Who?"

him. I think she

were already searching."

but he said, "Maybe. Either way,

With you."

"Yeah," she said quietly.

Silas leaned

Mason's number?"

raised an eyebrow. "I haven't.

and wants a

now."

think of that. Can you get my

reached into her coat pocket, and

small gasp escaping

"Don't," he chuckled.

her lips, placing

what?" she

groaned at the playful sparkle in her

his voice

but then her face turned serious. She lifted the

"It's not going through."

"That's just crazy."

am I supposed to pay him if I can't even

really dumb... or just

staring

rang. He glanced at the screen.

he answered.

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

created ad

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washed over Silas. "That's

"Yes, sir."

"And the tape?"

working on taking

"Alright. Keep me posted."

"Definitely, sir. Bye."

ended the call, turning to Ivy. "That was Tyler." Then he told

everything.

that's good," Ivy said. "I'm so

"Yeah, we-"

by the sudden wail of the

quickly, rocking him. That didn't

through

up, alarmed. "What's

have no idea," Ivy said, equally

on your shoulder, ma'am,"

as he said, patting him

you should,"

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