Valerie:

Lucian wouldn't stop crying. It did not matter what I did, it did not matter how much I cried, pressed his head to my chest and pleaded with him to be silent. He continued to cry.

And his cries were what gave us away. The footsteps continued to draw closer, about five different pairs of feet. I turned my back to the door and searched for somewhere I could hide with Lucian. If there was a toilet in the room, I could lock us in there and they wouldn't hear his cry from ...