Chapter 155

The door slammed shut behind Mary, and I rounded on Lydia before she could take another step.

“Where were you?” My voice cracked.

Lydia froze, her little chest rising and falling fast, but she didn’t look away. “I told you. With my daddy.”

My blood turned to ice. My hands trembled at my sides. “Don’t you dare say that again.”

“But it’s true!” she shouted, stamping her tiny foot against the floor. “He promised me!”

“Promised you what?” I demanded.

“That he’d come back.”

The air rushed out of me like a punch. My knees weakened, but I forced myself to stand tall. “Lydia… listen to me. Whoever...