Extra I. Being Loyal

While chuckling, Cayden pressed the teddy to his mother's cheek.

"Then Mom should thank him for being loyal to you," Gabriella said before landing a kiss on the little bear's head.

Knowing that his mother also loved his friend, Cayden burst out laughing again. As Gabriella wiped the traces of sadness that had begun to dry on the plump cheeks, the baby raised his other hand. "Mama ...."

Looking at the hair accessories she usually wore, the woman's eyebrows automatically described confusion. "What's with this hair tie?"

"Thanks to that thing, we managed to find you, Gaby," Max replied as he stroked his wife's shoulder. “It fell at the harbor when the kidnappers took you to Axel Craig. A boy accidentally witnessed it. Then a girl picked your hair tie up."

“Were those kids the ones who handed it over to you?” Gabriella inquired while pushing up her forehead.

Pulling the corners of his lips, Max shook his head slowly. “Cayden saw it first. He whin