Dr. Michaels pursed her lips and nodded curtly. I crept over to the linen closet and knocked gently.
“Liam, it’s time to come out, tiny wolf. We’re going home.” I said quietly.
“You’re gonna take me back to my Daddy… ain’t you, Ms. River?” he said tearfully.
“No buddy. You’re going to come home with me.” I said. The door to the closet cracked open and Liam popped his little head out.
“Really? You promise?” he said wearily.
“I promise with everything I have, tiny wolf, but we have to leave now.” I said. He opened the door and crawled into my waiting arms. I lifted him easily and turned to face my professor.
“Dr. Michaels, I can’t come back until he’s safe.” I said sadly, knowing that I was going to fail.
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll just say you came to every round with me. Go,
