He used sign language to deceive me into thinking he was looking for our son. I couldn’t even imagine the horror if I still hadn’t regained my hearing at that moment. I would have believed that monster!
I stormed out. But halfway down the hall, I stopped. Ezra’s nanny, Leni, was standing there, shaking.
I rushed to her. “Leni! What happened? You were with him! How did he get taken?”
She hesitated and started using sign language out of habit.
I grabbed her wrists gently. “No. Speak. I can hear for a week now. Talk to me.”
Her eyes widened. “L-Luna… you regained…?”
“That doesn’t matter!” I snapped, breath shaking. “Tell me what happened to my son.”
Leni swallowed hard, tears falling. “I—I was with him at the hospital. He was asleep. Feverish. I didn’t leave his side. But then… Mira came.”
My stomach twisted.
Leni continued, voice trembling. “Mira told me to buy something to eat. She said she would watch him… only for a few minutes.”
“And you believed her?” I whispered, voice breaking.
Leni sobbed. “She’s close to the Alpha. I couldn’t say no… I thought it was fine. I thought… I thought she would help.”
I closed my eyes tightly.