His Love Was My Poison novel · Chapter 42 of 48
Chapter 42: Family
"Big sister's mother," Micah repeated.
He said it very quietly, which was worse than if he'd shouted.
Posy didn't answer.
She looked at the baby, who was sleeping with her mouth open, and kept rocking.
"Pose," I said.
"She doesn't get to say that."
"No."
"She doesn't get to say it about me."
The older nurse folded her paper in half.
"I've locked the ward," she said. "Key cards only, and I've told the desk downstairs. Nobody comes up who isn't on your list."
"Thank you."
"Hospitals don't love mothers who ask for other mothers' rooms," she said, and left.
The retired agent had been sitting in the corridor since four in the morning with a paper cup of coffee.
She put her head into the room.
"The warrant was signed at six," she said. "Wire fraud, conspiracy, tampering with military equipment. Her phone calls to the temp are enough."
"Where is she?"
"At her hotel, last I knew. I'd rather she came to us."
"Why would she?"
"Because she's been right about everything for twelve years," said the agent. "People like that don't believe in the thing that finally catches them."
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