Chapter 4 - The Escape Plan
Shards of broken glass rained down across the dirty living room floor.
Elena screamed and shielded the baby boy with her own body.
I grabbed a heavy iron fireplace poker from the corner of the room.
Two large men in dark tactical gear kicked the front door wide open.
They were carrying suppressed pistols and scanning the room for targets.
I did not have time to think about the consequences of my actions.
I swung the iron poker as hard as I could and struck the first man in the knee.
He yelled in pain and collapsed onto the shattered glass.
Elena threw a heavy wooden chair at the second man, knocking his weapon away.
She grabbed my arm and dragged me toward the rusty fire escape window.
We climbed out into the cold night air and scrambled down the metal stairs.
I could hear the men shouting and firing blind shots out of the apartment window.
We ran down the dark alleyway until my lungs felt like they were bleeding.
We hid behind a large commercial dumpster in a deserted parking lot.
Elena was shaking violently as she rocked my biological son to sleep.
I asked her why Daniel had forced this twisted baby swap.
Elena cried and confessed that she had been Daniel’s secret mistress for two years.
She had accidentally gotten pregnant with his daughter.
Daniel wanted his daughter to grow up in a wealthy household with a perfect public image.
He also owed a massive debt to a dangerous criminal syndicate.
Daniel used my biological son as collateral to pay off the syndicate boss.
He forced Elena to watch over my son until the syndicate came to collect him.
My blood ran completely cold as I realized the absolute depth of his betrayal.
My husband had sold our own flesh and blood to organized criminals.
I swore to Elena that I would protect both of the babies no matter what it took.
I pulled out my personal cell phone to call the police for help.
The screen lit up with a breaking news alert from the local television station.
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The headline stated that I was a deranged mother who had kidnapped a newborn.
Daniel had framed me, and every cop in the city was now hunting me down.
