My sister asked me to watch my niece for the weekend—but what I discovered at the pool made my heart stop

skin.

The hospital ordered imaging and blood tests.

A social worker arrived.

Then a detective named Elena Morales came to speak with me.

Detective Morales looked especially alarmed when she heard an unknown caller had ordered me to return Lily.

Before the scans finished, Sarah called.

“Is Mark with you?” she asked.

“No.”

“Are the police there?”

“Yes.”