Vanessa’s POV

The ride to Jersey City had felt uncomfortably quiet, too quiet for Vanessa’s liking. Damian sat in the front beside Reed, his posture stiff, his attention focused completely on whatever was waiting at the hospital he was taking them to. He had only told her that they needed to bring the babies for a routine checkup, nothing more. No explanation, no details, nothing that hinted at why the checkup suddenly needed to take place in a facility outside Manhattan instead of their ...