The courtroom had still been ringing from that damn gavel, like it was mocking them. Thirty minutes. Barely enough for coffee, but for Eva? Plenty. Especially when breaking the law was on the menu.

She had pulled baby Sophia closer, right up against her chest. The kid’s breaths had come fast and shaky, like a tiny bird trapped in her hands. Poor thing, Eva had thought, dragging her fingers through the baby’s soft hair. So small and already in this mess. Didn’t matter if she wasn’t ...