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I was grateful when Silver didn’t bring up details about whatever circuie

“After a couple of nant She knehat happened to the girls who ended up in that condition” Silver dropped his eyes and said, “Most of the girls welcoie was different She wanted the baby But she kneas impossible”

“What happened?” Caleb asked

“She hid the pregnancy as long as she could When it was finally discovered, she was alet rid of it, but the guy as in charge of the day-to-day stuff told Ivan that a white newborn of Areed to let Maggie carry it to term”

Caleb’s fingers dug into my hand, but I welco into a ball on the floor

“They let Maggie keep the baby with her while they found a buyer Maggie begged me to help her escape I kneas impossible, but she pleaded with me to help her She didn’t want her baby to end up with people that could do to it as done to her… to me”

Silver bounced Willa in his ar aleed to steal the key for the fence surrounding the estate froned to watch ie and Iout thefrom the second-floor room she was in, she hurt her ankle I tried to help her, but she couldn’t run The alar We were nowhere near the fence and Maggie knew she’d never make it She told me to take Willa and run”

Silver’s eyes et the baby to you, no matter what She made me memorize your number I didn’t want to leave her, but I knew there was no way I could get her and Willa out of there I’m so sorry,” he whispered Tears coasted down his face and he quickly wiped them away

“How do you know she’s dead?” Caleb asked

“I saw theed to reach the woods beyond the fence None of the guards had seen me make a run for it, so they didn’t chase uards on the patio and then Ivan came outside and demanded to knoho’d helped her and where the baby was She wouldn’t tell him I… I saw him shoot her”

The baby seemed to sense Silver’s distress because her little face scrunched up and she started to cry The youngher back and forth in his arms

“How long ago was all this?” I asked I felt numb inside

Maggie really is dead