60 SEARCH WARRANT

Jason came back after fifteen minutes. He took a hesitant step toward me and stopped a few feet away. I didn't utter a word and waited for him to say something.

"Alex is already working on the search warrant. He will call us as soon as he gets it. Ask your father about this. I am not the right person to tell you everything despite knowing everything." I nodded my head and waited for my father to come and just quietly sat beside the bed, holding Nathan's hand.

"He looks like you. He really is your son." Jason whispered, moving to the other side of the bed. "He's so brave to come here alone, knowing there's a possibility he wouldn't see you."

"He's desperate to run away to ask for help for his mother. Maybe what he witnessed Dylan doing to his mother scared him. That's why, despite the danger, he did it." I softly said as I ran my fingers through Nathan's hair.

He stirred and then opened his eyes, looking at me. "Did someone go to help Mama?"

"We will go after we get permission from the