Chapter Two Hundred Fifty Two

Henry.

I stirred awake but not fully and rolled to my side intending to wrap my arms around the love of my life. But to my biggest surprise, the bed beside me was empty, I snapped my eyes open.

Gwen wasn’t sleeping beside me, I rolled my back and looked around the room but she wasn’t anywhere.

“Gwen,” I called but got no answer.

I quickly took the bedsheet from my body and walked to the bathroom hoping she would be in there, but when I opened the door and couldn’t see her that’s when the panic began.

“Gwen, baby,” I called again but got no answer.

I rushed out of the room and searched for her everywhere. I kept calling for her but I got no reply.

Nothing happened, she’s fine. She’s fine, I kept telling myself that as I searched from room to room.

This place is secured and I have tight security around it, no one is allowed inside until I give consent and no one is sent out without me knowing.

I made my way to the porch with my heart beating so loud that I could hear it. I heard low gig