Hayden’s mistake

The moment her eyes came across the human finger, Elise felt a sick twist of terror in her gut and heaved out all the contents of her system.

Rygan rushed to her. “That’s Ethan’s clothes,” she stuttered. Her body trembled as she turned away from the severed human flesh.

No, her baby boy, how could they be so cruel? She was going to kill them. Elsie felt like her sanity was leaving her until Rygan came into the room and saw her backed into a corner.

Rygan rushed to the flesh; one look at it, and he rushed back to Elise, shaking her. "Elly, look at me,” he said to her. “That is not Ethan’s; that was made to scare you.” He assured her.

Rygan’s face contorted with realization as he held tighter onto Elise. “They might not know it’s us, but they knew someone would be, and here, this is planned.”

Elise's eyes widened. *Hayden! Hayden!* She called again, but there was no answer. They heard the sound of different feet running up the steps.

And Elise knew it was armed men. But th