The hand disappeared. One second later — silence. The mother grabbed the phone and called the police.
Later, it turned out that a criminal had been operating in the area for several weeks, breaking into homes through ground-floor windows. He specifically targeted families with babies — to catch the parents off guard and defenseless. He was caught two days later thanks to evidence found by the window — scraps of glove fabric and drops of blood.
Lorahad bitten him. Since then, the couple never locked Lorain the kitchen at night again. She now slept in the nursery — peacefully curled up beside the crib.
She never whimpered again. She had done her job. She had simply protected.
