He Told Me to Raise the Baby Alone—Eighteen Months Later, He Saw Three Toddlers at Boston Logan Airport and Realized What He Had Lost

across the street. Taken that morning. Beneath it were six words: Alistair was not working alone.

My blood turned cold. Then another message appeared: Do not trust Desmond.

The plane began rolling down the runway. Beside me, Lily laughed and pressed her hands to the window as the city blurred into silver light. And somewhere far behind us, the life I continue reading …