I’m about to ask him how we’re going to keep the woman quiet so she doesn’t alert anyone when suddenly, a dark shadow separates from the opposite wall and launches towards Sevastian.
I have just enough time to yell his name before he’s tackled to the ground.
The two figures roll around, and I can see the dark shadow is another guard. One we hadn’t anticipated being there.
The caretaker runs for the door, but I pull out my own shiv, still red with the Tiger’s blood, and wave it at her. I close the door, and she shrinks back against the wall.
“We’re here for the baby,” I explain to her, talking loudly over the sound of Sevastian and the other guard yelling. “She’s my baby. I’m not going to hurt her or you if we can help it.”
The woman’s eyes are still wide and terrified, but she nods in
