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studied Janie as she played quietly on the floor. “I can’t even process this.”
    Ethan stared out the window toward the blue water of the bay. “Believe me, I know. I found Charlie’s photo in with a file of hundreds of pictures of other children. There is something much larger going on than kidnapping the child of one FBI agent for revenge.” He held Janie’s cup out to her as she crawled to him and pulled up on the edge of the sofa.
    “Clearly there’s a lot that we don’t know.” Tyler stood and paced to the edge of the room, and Janie went still on the floor, watching him.
    Ethan picked her up. “I think Janie was held somewhere until someone left her for me to find, knowing that I would take care of her because I would do anything in my power to find my son.”
    “And finding Charlie does what? Takes down the operation? Saves other children from the same fate?”
    Ethan shrugged. “Maybe. I don’t see myself as some savior. I just want my son back.”
    “You certainly saved one little girl.” Kelsey’s voice from the door startled Ethan. “She adores you.”
    He looked down at Janie. When he first found her, he had seen her as someone to rescue. And yeah, he had to admit, there was a small part of him that had seenhis son in her—that thought if his son had been alone and in need, he would want someone to help.
    Slowly, though, he was coming to know Janie’s little personality. He knew he would do anything for the little angel playing on the floor beside him, a fact that scared him to death. Because he knew that love made a man more vulnerable—and he didn’t ever want to be that vulnerable again.
    Kelsey limped back into the room on the side of one foot and the heel of the other and sank to the floor where Janie played, squirting a prefilled syringe into her mouth before the baby could even protest.
    “Impressive,” Tyler noted. He dug around in his back pocket and pulled out a cell phone, handing it to Kelsey. “I forgot to give you this earlier. I hope you don’t mind, but we had your old number forwarded to this phone, since you lost yours.”
    “Wouldn’t someone be able to trace her to this location?” Ethan voice was tight with concern.
    “Thank you for asking, Granny Worry.” Tyler looked at Kelsey. “The new phone is secure just like yours, so even if someone calls your old number and tries to locate you, they won’t be able to. It’s really important that you don’t tell anyone where you’re staying, Kelsey. Even the people in your office.”
    She nodded. She knew that even her coworkers were not above suspicion, that anyone could be corrupted. But it was their job to keep children safe.
    “It may seem extreme, but we keep a couple of these phones on hand. Obviously that we exist is no secret,but we want Restoration Cove to be a safe haven for those who come here.”
    The doorbell rang. Tyler stood. “It’s probably Nolan. I’ll go meet him. He’ll want to set up in the library.”
    Ethan followed Tyler out the door into the hall.
    “I’ll be down in a bit. I want to meet Nolan, but I need to get Janie down for a nap.” Her new phone rang, and for a moment, she just stared at it. Within seconds, both men had returned to the doorway.
    She picked it up. It was probably just work. “Kelsey Rogers.”
    After listening a few seconds, she said, “Thanks for letting me know. Yes, you can fax the medical file to …” She looked at Tyler, the question on her face.
    Tyler supplied the number for their secure fax line and Kelsey repeated it into the phone. “Definitely keep me posted on your findings.”
    She hung up the phone and turned to Ethan. “The warrant came through for Janie’s medical records. The doctor faxed them to my office. We’re going to send an officer to the address they show for Janie and ask some questions. They’ll call us with any new information.”
    On the floor, Janie couldn’t get a block into a bucket and dissolved into tears. Ethan picked