I Was Told My Newborn Had Died—Then My Eight-Year-Old Son Asked Why Daddy Had Paid Aunt Rachel to Take the Crying Bundle

It moved.

For the first time, the possibility I had been carrying since Ethan spoke became something I could see.

PART 7 — The Pink Stars

I did not rush Rachel.

Everything in me wanted to reach for the bundle, but the officer was close enough to speak without shouting, and the medical team was ready to receive a newborn.

A sudden movement could frighten her or put the baby at risk.

I stood still.