Alpha Quinn
It’s been exactly one week. One long, agonizing week, and we’re still searching for Khalil. Every lead we’ve followed has turned up nothing but dead ends, and every hour that passes feels like sand slipping through my fingers.
Shylah confided in me about the uneasy feelings she had regarding Khalil’s father. She also said there were other things she needed to discuss—but only once we found our son. I can tell she’s barely holding it together, trying to stay strong for him. But I see the cracks. She hardly eats, barely sleeps, and the fire in her eyes is dimming with every day that passes without him.
And then the biggest revelation of all came crashing down on us—Eric Johnson isn’t just some random man. He’s Khalil’s biological father.
The moment we confirmed it, my warrior
