Maya's POV
"Lock down the hospital!" I scream. "Patricia has my baby!"
Security rushes past us. Alarms blare. Doors slam shut electronically.
But I know Patricia planned this. She's too smart to get caught easily.
"Where would she go?" Ethan asks, pulling up the hospital map on his phone.
"Somewhere isolated," I say, my mind racing. "Somewhere she can hurt Hope without anyone stopping her."
The nursery. She's been volunteering there for days. She knows it better than anyone.
"The nursery," I gasp. "She's taking Hope back to the nursery."
We run. Through hallways. Past shocked visitors. Past nurses and doctors.
My body screams at me to stop. I just gave birth. Lost blood. Had major trauma.
But my daughter needs me. So I run.
We reach the nursery. The doors are locked. Electronic keypad blocking entry.
"Open it!" I pound on the glass. "My baby is in there!"
A nurse runs over. "Ma'am, the nursery is in lockdown. No one can"
