ONCE JASSIE WAS INSIDE the room, she arranged the wire under her dress and covered it with the cardigan. It felt a little damp after having been used as a towel with the baby moments earlier, but she hoped the men weren’t observant. Then, she formed a loose ball with Jalen’s shirt and placed it under her dress. She didn’t have a mirror in the room, but from her vantage point, it looked round enough to look like her pregnant stomach.
Careful to leave the same door open that David had left open earlier, she went through her routine of locking the door and got back into the bed. She felt a chilled to the bone and proceeded to wrap herself up with the blanket. When she left next time, she was taking it with her. Just as her eyes were closing, she heard a familiar series of clicks and footstep
