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“No worries.” Larina gazed at the sleeping Dahlia. “If you ever need a babysitter…”

“Thank you. I will let you know.” Corinne put the pink winter coat on Dahlia. She slept through it all. Corinne would have to carry her out.

“If you stay here long enough,” Larina replied.

Corinne nodded. “It should be over soon.”

“I hope so, but if you have to stay through your baby’s birth, I’m fine with it. We have a discreet OB/GYN on my rolodex, and the bill will be taken care of.”

“Delivery too?” Corinne teared up. God had indeed provided for her in so many ways she hadn’t realized.

“And postpartum. Don’t worry about anything.”

Corinne nodded.

Neither broached the subject, but as soon as the FBI caught Oscar, Corinne would be free.

Even if it made no sense for Oscar to come after her, there was no way to prove to him that she had no idea where any more diamonds were. That information went with Flavian to the grave.

Outside, the snow fell harder, and beyond the porch and parts of the parking lot, it was pitch black. Her cabin was way up there on the side of the hill.

Uh-oh.

Larina stepped in front of Corinne and closed the door. “I think I have a spare room upstairs. Maybe you can go back to your cabin in the morning.”

“That’s a great idea. How much would it cost?” Corinne asked.

“I told you. Everything is included.”

“I heard you, but I thought that’s only for the cabin and food. Oh, and everything else.”

“It’s a deal.” Larina gave Corinne the room number and key card. “You better take her up before your arms break. There are toiletries in the drawers near the sink. Stay there until morning or sleep in until lunch or later. Whatever you prefer.”

“Wow. This is the life.” Corinne laughed. “Eat and sleep all day.”

While she was taking it easy here, she wondered what Agent Tanaka and her team were doing. Life must be hard for law enforcement people, continually chasing criminals. Corinne couldn’t even begin to understand.

All she knew was that God had protected her and her daughter all the way.

As she walked toward the elevator taking her to her room for the night, she said a quiet prayer for Tanaka. For safety and success.

Then she prayed for Martin. That God’s perfect will would be done in his life, regardless of whether His perfect will included Corinne or not.

Lord, I surrender Martin to You.

Chapter Thirty-One

Two weeks after Liam was born and two days after Valentine’s Day, FBI Special Agent Tanaka showed up at Mendenhall Retreat, bearing gifts and accompanied by another agent, Stella Evans.

Corinne was alone in her cabin that afternoon. She had just nursed Liam and put him down for a nap—hopefully a long one—and was about to take a nap herself when the doorbell rang. At first she thought it might be Larina bringing Dahlia back from preschool.

It wasn’t.

Tanaka had been here once before, but that had been seven months before.

“Please tell me you have good news for me.” Corinne invited them to her small living room in the cabin.

The living room was so small that it was comprised of a sofa and a coffee table. Beyond that was a small dining table placed in the middle of the kitchen.

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