Chapter 7 - Ryan Threatens to Call the Local Police Department
Heavy footsteps pounded up the staircase a few minutes later, followed by a violent rattle of the nursery doorknob.
“Elena, open this door right this instant or I swear I will take it off the hinges!” Ryan roared from the hall.
I stood by the window, holding Noah close as he whimpered softly against my shoulder, wishing for safety.
“You’re not taking my son anywhere, Ryan!” I shouted back through the solid oak door panel.
“You are committing parental alienation and kidnapping by keeping him locked away from his legal father!” Ryan yelled.
“You mean the father who spends twenty minutes a week with him while letting his mother run our lives?” I retorted.
“If you don't unlock this door in thirty seconds, I am calling the Charlotte police department right now,” Ryan threatened.
“Go ahead and call them, Ryan! Let the officers hear what you and your mother have been planning!” I replied.
The hallway fell silent on the other side of the door as my words hung heavily in the quiet air.
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He hadn't expected me to call his bluff, and the sudden realization of exposure threw his entire plan off balance.
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