As we were about to board our flight, my stepmother suddenly breached the airport security checkpoint and tried to ki:dnap my baby right out of my arms.

asked to keep her overnight. I said no. She cried. Then she accused me of keeping my father’s bloodline from her.”

Daniel stopped pacing. “Two months ago she called Child Protective Services on us.”

Martinez looked up.

“It was anonymous,” I said. “But the allegations were things only Patricia would say. That I was too anxious to be a mother. That Daniel continue reading …