Chapter 2 - THE FLOORBOARD SECRETI left Wren in the care of a nurse I trusted and sprinted to our house. Mara had been catatonic at the hospital, but I knew where to look. I pried up the loose plank in the nursery floor.

There it was. A file labeled LILA ELLIS - SUBJECT 04.
I flipped it open. The photos were gut-wrenching. My wife’s sister, Lila, had the same mark. The file contained medical records, not from a hospital, but from a private research foundation. The last page wasn't a death certificate; it was a bill of sale for 'biological assets.'