She extended her right arm, trying to reach arou

in the chest. "I am a board-certified expe

en rocking chair. Pain flared up her side. She lost precious

der his armpits. The baby's head lolled back. Di

e through the nursery. "You're drivi

back on the padded changing table. She raised her right ha

he recognized the motion instantly. Diane

"A blind sweep will push the obstruction int

s gaze toward Maya. His judgment was entirely c

ar. "Get that crazy woman away from the baby! Ge

ed his thick arm around her waist. The other locked her

the infant's mouth. She dug blindly for

table. His face shifted from purple to a deadly, ashen g

y hand, trembling. "I can't feel anything!" she scr

sobbed uncontrollably. She buried her face in h

en seconds of oxygen left in his blood

uards. She let her entire body go de

shifted their balance. Maya used the sudden momentum. She stompe

His grip around her waist loose

rst guard. She threw her elbow backward, driving it hard int

ble. Her eyes were completely devoid of panic

ble. She was crying hysterically, blo

the shoulder. The force sent the older woman crashing

ure rage. He stepped forward, his fists clench

Her entire focus narrowed down to the dying

's jaw. She supported his fragile hea

baby's back. She lifted him from the chan

ged at her back. Their hands grasped at the f

orner of the room. She shielded the baby with h

ely. She clutched the baby tightly against her own