21.HANTEN DROPPED HER head. She took in a breath and exhaled before looking up at Black. “You found out?”
“It wasn’t too hard after we discovered Stokes was the father,” Black said. “It didn’t add up. He was the father, but he wasn’t too concerned about Tyler. Got me thinking, why would he try to clean up the mess for a kid he gave up for adoption and didn’t care about? Then it hit me—the mother. A mother in her right mind would do anything to keep her child safe. Including getting the cold-hearted father to protect the child. Even if he said he wanted to kill the kid.”
“What! That bastard… I knew it was a mistake—”
The doorknob for the office door turned and the door swung open. Toben stepped inside, staring at Black and Hanten as the door shut behind him.
“You’re just in time, Agent
