No Looking Back

THE NEAR-MISS

~SIENNA POV~

The fire escape was older than God and twice as rusty.

Every step I took, the metal groaned like it was about to give out. My hands were slick with sweat as I gripped the railing, taking the stairs two at a time with Dario strapped to my chest in the carrier.

He was screaming. Full-blown, terror screaming right in my ear.

"Mama, scared! MAMA!"

"I know, baby. I know." My