Chapter 792

"We're sorry. The number you're trying to reach is currently unavailable."

The robotic voice rang in my ears as I tried calling Jace again and again. Every attempt ended the same way.

Panic churned in my chest. Jace had been staying at Cloudscape Monastery, and now, with the fire and his phone silent, my mind spiraled to the worst-case scenarios.

I wasn't just worried about him. I needed answers. How bad were the casualties? Were they okay? But no matter how many times I dialed, Jace didn't pick up.

Frustrated and desperate, I slammed my foot on the gas and switched to Cole's number. His mom, Mrs. Drago, had also been staying at the monastery. If something had happened, surely Cole wouldn't stay quiet. "We're sorry. The number you're trying to reach is currently unavailable."

Declined.

The pit in my stomach deepened. Had something happened to Mrs. Drago, too?

My mind raced as I sped toward the monastery. Jace. Mrs. Drago. Anyone else caught in that fire-I couldn't bear the thought of something happening to them.

And then a darker thought struck me: Was the fire an accident? Or was it deliberate?

been aimed

birthday party yesterday, I might've been there. Dead, injured, or worse. The timing was too coincidental, especially with everything I had- things others would kill to bury. It

That was beyond cruel.

the acrid smell of smoke filled the air. Faint

down my window, my voice steady

word "family" slipped out naturally, a sign that I'd mostly made peace with our messy

softened at the mention of the Johnston name. "Mr. Johnston isn't up

was short-lived. "Then where is he?

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assured me. "He left with paramedics earlier. Only our investigators are at the site now." Jace

from my mind. "The victims-do you know who

the dread lingered. "What about the

"

know where they are? What about Mrs.

you'll need to ask them directly. We can't release any further details during the investigation," the officer replied curtly, clearly unwilling to

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