Couldn’t think. Could only stare. And understand the implication. It hit him like a fist to the gut. He moved on automatic pilot, putting himself between Daisy and the door. And all the while, he couldn’t take his eyes off the child. The boy was Vass all over again. Alex’s heart squeezed in his chest. His throat tightened. He couldn’t swallow. He barely had a toehold on his composure when Daisy finished talking to the nurse and turned—and saw him. She stopped, rooted right where she was. Their eyes locked and he watched her color fade. Her lips parted and trembled. Her arms tightened around the boy in her arms and she glanced around as if looking for another way out. Bad luck, Daze, Alex thought grimly. Nowhere to go but through me. She understood that, for a second later she straightened her shoulders, lifted her chin and walked straight toward him. “I told you that you didn’t need to wait.” Alex felt a muscle in his temple tick. He swallowed, seeking words. There were none.
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