"Ivana?! Nowhere to be found?!"
The words barely registered before Broken bolted from the room without a second thought.
"Pawpaw, search the entire city and the outskirts. Find out where Ivana is," he ordered.
His footsteps echoed through the corridor as his shadow split into multiple forms, each one darting away. Behind him, Maylock and the others rushed to keep up, with Fokil running right at his side.
"I was with her! We were in the same room, eating," Fokil blurted out, breathless and clearly panicked. "I just stepped out for a moment — just to ask for more food. It was only a few minutes, I swear! But when I came back… she was gone. I couldn't find her anywhere," he said, his voice trembling.
Ivana…
Broken quickly checked his affinity status. Her name was still there. She was alive. She had to be.
But why did she suddenly disappear?
This wasn't like her.
