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My sister called me at 12:08 a.m., her voice tight with urgency.
\u201cTurn off every light. Go to the attic. Don\u2019t tell your husband.\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost thought she was losing it\u2014but Mara worked for the FBI. She didn\u2019t make calls like this without reason.<\/p>\n
I obeyed.<\/p>\n
Carefully, I slipped out of bed beside my husband, Caleb Morrison, turned off the lights, and crept upstairs. The attic felt suffocating as I locked myself inside. Then the call dropped.<\/p>\n
Seconds later, I heard voices below.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u2019s\u2014calm, controlled.<\/p>\n
And another man\u2019s.<\/p>\n
\u201cLights are off,\u201d Caleb said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen she knows,\u201d the stranger replied.<\/p>\n
My blood ran cold.<\/p>\n
Peering through the floorboards, I saw them. The stranger handed Caleb a case. Inside were three passports\u2014with our photos, but different names.<\/p>\n
My husband wasn\u2019t who I thought he was.<\/p>\n
A message lit up my phone from Mara: Police are two minutes out. Stay hidden. Noah is safe.<\/i><\/p>\n
Relief and terror collided inside me.<\/p>\n
Downstairs, Caleb\u2019s phone rang. His expression shifted. \u201cWhat do you mean they took him?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sirens erupted outside. FBI agents stormed the house.<\/p>\n
Caleb looked toward the attic and smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour sister should have stayed out of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then the door crashed open.<\/p>\n
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