Chapter 199 Safe

(Thomas)

I hated seeing Lydia like this. All I wanted for her was to remain happy and feel safe and protected in my presence.

Today, it felt like I failed in doing so.

Everything was going so perfectly. I had Lydia so close to me that I couldn’t tell which breath was hers and which was mine. It was like we were one, and then reality crashed in.

I had only ever seen Lydia this panicked when our children had gotten kidnapped and I had vowed to myself then that I would never let that expression come over her face ever again.

I immediately ran to check the perimeters but it felt like whoever was in the house had vanished into thin air.

However, I followed my intuition and remained outside to check if anything was out of place.

It was.

The pot was crooked and I immediately knew the source of the break-in.

Lydia was still in my arms as I leaned against the kitchen counter. One cursory glance over the house was enough for me to know that nothing of consequence had been taken. The only damage