If you go to the police, you\u2019ll never see him again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter\u2019s stomach dropped. He remembered the janitor he had insulted at the maternity hospital, blaming him for breaking a gift. The man\u2019s parting words echoed in his mind: \u201cYou\u2019ll regret this!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is your first and last warning. If you enter that police station, your kid\u2019s going into the bay. Get the money to the location mentioned below.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Abby gasped. Walter scanned the crowd, but there were too many people. Their only option was to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the way to the bank, Abby\u2019s condition worsened\u2014she was pale and nauseous. Concerned, Walter took her home before returning to withdraw the ransom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He placed the money in the locker as instructed, then hid nearby to watch. It wasn\u2019t long before he spotted the janitor, his flashy, hippie-style shirt making him easy to track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter followed him through a parking lot, past restaurants, and into a bus station. When the janitor stowed the bag inside another locker, Walter struck, shoving him against the metal doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere is my son?\u201d he demanded. \u201cI did everything you asked\u2014now return him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The janitor\u2019s eyes widened. \u201cI don\u2019t know anything about your kid! Someone paid me a hundred bucks to move the package!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter hesitated. \u201cI swear,\u201d the man insisted. \u201cI have kids, too. I\u2019d never hurt a child.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter released him and yanked open the locker. It was empty. A hole had been cut in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heart sinking, he drove home, dreading telling Abby they had lost Logan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upstairs, her belongings were missing\u2014even small items like her lotion. Realization struck\u2014Logan hadn\u2019t been kidnapped by a stranger. Abby had taken him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A strange relief settled over Walter. The ransom money had been fake. Now, he just had to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He drove to the maternity hospital, where he met a doctor and made a careful request. The man nodded and dialed Abby\u2019s number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMrs. Taylor, this is Dr. Jones from the maternity hospital. We discovered something serious in Logan\u2019s routine tests. He needs immediate treatment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter held his breath as the call ended. Moments later, his phone rang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou have some nerve calling me after what you did,\u201d he growled. \u201cWhere is Logan?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSays the man who faked the ransom money,\u201d Abby spat. \u201cNow I can\u2019t take him to the hospital because of you. Where\u2019s the real money, Walter?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter\u2019s heart clenched. \u201cI\u2019ll pay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As soon as he hung up, he transferred the funds. Now, he had to wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abby was beside him, speaking to the receptionist. Everything moved in slow motion as police and FBI agents stepped in and surrounded them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abby lunged at Walter, but officers tackled her before she could reach him. Both she and James were arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter clutched Logan tightly, his relief overwhelming. But Abby\u2019s final words cut deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou think you\u2019ve won?\u201d she screamed. \u201cLogan isn\u2019t even yours! You couldn\u2019t get me pregnant, remember? But whatever\u2019s wrong with you clearly doesn\u2019t run in the family!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter froze. James refused to meet his gaze. The betrayal was sharp, but in the end, it didn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t care,\u201d Walter said. \u201cI\u2019ll adopt him if I have to. I\u2019ll raise him while you two rot in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Holding Logan close, he walked away, determined to give his son the life he deserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" His wife, Abby, sat at the kitchen table, her face tense with distress. He didn\u2019t need to ask\u2014Logan\u2019s cries had been exhausting her again. Since becoming parents a month ago, their world had turned upside down. But for Walter, nothing unsettled him more than his son\u2019s relentless wailing. Smiling, he approached the crib\u2014only to find…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-qbwibhia54.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_3.jpg\")
Determined, Walter rushed Abby to the police station, but as they were about to enter, his phone buzzed.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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But when he entered the house, something felt off. Abby was gone.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tears burned his eyes when his younger brother, James, walked into the hospital holding Logan.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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