As they cuffed him, Ray started screaming. “She’s mine! Emma is mine! You can’t keep her from me! I’ll kill all of you!”
The bikers didn’t react to his threats, but I saw them all shift slightly, ready for anything. Ray was still screaming as they dragged him to the elevator, his threats echoing down the hallway.
Phoenix was on Emma’s other side, and between the two of them, they created a cocoon of safety around the terrified child.
Dr. Chen came out of the room, looking grim. “Multiple contusions, cuts on her feet from running barefoot, signs of older injuries in various stages of healing. Clear evidence of ongoing abuse.”
She looked at the bikers. “I assume you’ll want copies of everything for the court case?”
“If you could send them to our legal team, that would be helpful,” Tank said, emerging from the room with Emma clinging to him like a koala. “Is she cleared to go upstairs? She needs to see her mom.”
“Physically, yes. But…” Dr. Chen lowered her voice. “Rebecca is in critical condition. She’s unconscious. It might be traumatic for Emma to see her like that.”
“Not seeing her would be worse,” Phoenix said. “Kids imagine worse things than reality. She needs to see that her mom is alive, even if she’s hurt.”
Dr. Chen nodded. “Room 4B in the ICU. I’ll call ahead.”Continue reading…
