When we walked through the door after our dream vacation, peace should’ve greeted us — but instead, a chill settled in. The house was too quiet, too still. A drawer hung open, things were scattered, and our safe — the one we guarded so carefully — stood wide open and empty. Years of saving, gone in an instant. My husband’s hand trembled as he whispered, “Check the cameras.” That new security system we’d installed suddenly felt like our only lifeline.
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