The engine of the motorcycle hummed to a halt as Maja reached the heart of the city. Cania wasn't known for its skyline; the

highest buildings were modest high-rises, topping out at about fifteen floors.

Unbeknownst to her, this was the very district where lan had set up his base.

The towering structures she could see, dominating the modest cityscape, were part of the community welfare center.

lan, on the other hand, was already at the airport waiting to pick her up. Her flight had been delayed for hours, and now, to his

frustration, it had disappeared from the tracking systems altogether.

After questioning the airport staff, lan learned that Maja had already taken off on her own.

Cania had a peculiar lack of street cameras, making it nearly impossible to track someone's movements. lan could only gather that

Maja had gotten into a car with another woman, but where they'd gone was a mystery.

Anxiety gnawed at him as he ordered a sweep of the available cameras in the city. Eventually, he spotted a trace of Maja on a

street heading towards the city he stayed right now.

Relieved, lan tried calling her numerous times, but her phone must have died, as it went straight to voicemail each time.

Hurrying back into the city, lan continued the search. But as the city descended into turmoil, many cameras were out of Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

commission. Finding someone here was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

What irked him the most was Cania's dismal intepenetration rate, less than twenty percent. It meant that the majority of its

citizens would never venture into the online world, and he couldn't use advertising to find her like he could on Forbidden Island.

Maja was oblivious to lan's frantic search. It wasn't until she reached her hotel room that she realized her phone had died.

Fate seemed to have a sense of humor; she and the woman she'd met along the way had booked rooms on the sfloor.

Maja, and she had no clue in which city

her stomach revolted, and she promptly

Sanders’ residence, the local fare was too much of a shock

that she was overly delicate; her body had simply grown sensitive with

"Are you okay?

decent; this shouldn't happen."

rinsed her mouth out with water, looking pale. "It's not the quality.

get you something bland. Just wait here," said the

noticed the woman's sharp and uncompromising air, her gaze lacking warmth—as if

not her natural

to ponder

brought with her a bowl of warm porridge and placed it

"Take it."

"Thank you."

the bowl, Maja felt that her stomach

stood up, ready

for your brother in this

decade ago. He's eight years younger than I am. I'm twenty-six, so he

I can only remember what

seemed her brother had been missing since he was two or

possibly find him? And how did she know he was

her lips twitching

I finally found out who sold him. He

child surviving in this rough place

add, "I have this strong

him all

nothing. Everyone clung to their

powered on her phone

his search for her, and when she finally called, the tension he'd been

"Where are you?"

his dark tone that he

nof her hotel, and lan responded with

hour. Stay in your room and

that, he hung

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