JASSIE WAS RELIEVED to see Jalen, but she was also confused. What deal was Sam talking about? She shivered and wrapped the blanket tighter around herself. She couldn’t stop worrying about the baby and worrying that Bill wouldn’t know how to help him if he was crying. She felt her chest feeling heavy and knew she had to feed the baby soon. Now that she had recorded her father admitting to using Jalen to do his dirty work, she was anxious to get out.
While she felt relieved by Jalen’s presence, she was also scared that Walter or her father would hurt him. Her father was about to find out about the trapdoor in the closet, which meant that he wouldn’t leave the room. She was prepared to do anything to get herself and Jalen out of the room and to their baby, even if it meant losing her father
