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Chapter 371 Looking Over Our Shoulders

Author: Olivia GW
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-04 16:45:26

(Lydia)

Thomas and I stood in the quiet of the living room, the echoes of the day’s chaos still lingering in the air. The police had finally left, and the last of Nathan’s so-called supporters had been ushered away by the guards. I could still see the heavy fatigue in Thomas’s face, his shoulders sagging with the weight of the day. He looked over at me, his gaze steady yet filled with a question I’d sensed brewing ever since the crowd had gathered outside our gates.

“Lydia,” he began, his voice soft, careful, as if each word might push me in one direction or the other, “We need to talk about moving.”

The words hung in the air between us. I looked at him, letting his question settle in. I knew this was where his mind would go after everything that had happened. I had seen him pacing, glancing out the window with that protective look he wore whenever things got too close to home. I reached out, taking his hand, wanting him to know I understood his fears even if I didn’t share them.

“Tho
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