Chapter 251 Doctor

(Thomas)

As I looked down at Lydia’s unconscious form, my chest tightened. I couldn’t leave her like this, not even for a second. Her skin was pale, her breathing shallow, and my heart raced with fear that something worse might happen.

I didn’t have my phone to call for help, and every second spent waiting felt like too much. So I did the only thing I could.

I scooped her up in my arms, bridal style, as gently as I could and cradled her head against my chest. Her body felt light, almost weightless, but that didn’t ease the sickening knot in my stomach.

I couldn’t just leave Nathan’s jacket either. It might have something important, some clue, anything that could be used against him.

He was a ghost now, disappeared down those stairs, but I wasn’t going to let him vanish without consequences. I grabbed the jacket, tucking it under my arm as best I could, even though I loathed touching anything that belonged to him.

With Lydia in my arms, I headed toward the stairs that Nathan had taken.