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He had money. You could see it in the way his car gleamed even under the hospital’s fluorescent lights. But he looked like a man running out of gas.
In the back seat, a booster chair held by his daughter, Isla. Six years old, brown curls tucked behind one ear, legs tucked under a pink blanket. Her eyes were wide open, but she didn’t say a word.
Jonathan opened the back door, scooped her up carefully, and carried her toward the entrance. He didn’t notice Zeke at first. Most people didn’t.
But Zeke noticed him. He saw the way Jonathan held her like she might fall apart. The way her eyes remained fixed on the sky, avoiding the building.
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