Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 597

Agnes shook her head, “Jared wouldn’t just hand his kid over to a stranger. He’d thoroughly investigate the person first. He has a tight network of information–gathering. He can find out just about anything quickly. He hasn’t been able to find any info on me or Nocturne over the years because I had Nate erase everything about me from the data world. So, online, there’s nothing on Agnes. I’ve been careful all these years to dodge Jared’s network. But for him, finding others is a piece of cake.”

Kerri didn’t ask who Nate was.

She didn’t know how Agnes had managed all these years.

But if a stand–in wouldn’t work, and Agnes couldn’t go herself,

What then?

Agnes sat, hands covering her face, looking utterly worn out.

“The only way now,” Agnes said, “is to sneak Nocturne’away when Jared isn’t paying attention. By then, I’ll have returned to Manhattan. Even if Jared starts looking, he’ll start with you, seeking the parents. Just fob him off with any excuse.”

It sounded a bit far–fetched, but it was the only plan they had at the moment.

But it was going to be tough.

tell

But knowing wasn’t enough.

spent most of his

was always someone with

right moment.

been on the go all night,” Agnes told Kerri. “Get some sleep. I’ll figure something

felt guilty. All this trouble was Brayden’s doing, and it had roped

I can do to help, just

and left the

straight back to

hadn’t slept

Agnes hit the

well. She dreamt she was in court with

the end, the judge awarded custody to Jared and stripped her of visitation

up from the

Agnes saw she’d

saw that Nocturne’s current location was the Capital