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.

vastness of Cania overwhelmed Maja, and she had no clue in which city lan might

the woman, her stomach revolted, and she promptly threw

fare was too much of

wasn't that she was overly delicate; her

concerned when she saw Maja vomit. "Are you okay? Did you get food poisoning? The hotel's

decent; this shouldn't happen."

with water, looking pale. "It's not the quality. I'm just not used to

here," said the woman, noticing Maja's pallor before quickly heading out the

uncompromising air, her gaze lacking warmth—as if her friendliness

and not her natural

in the mood to ponder

brought with her a bowl of warm porridge and placed

"Take it."

"Thank you."

half the bowl, Maja felt

stood up, ready to

looking for your brother in this

actually. He disappeared over a decade ago. He's eight

remember what he looked like as a

seemed her brother had been missing since

passed; how could she possibly find him? And how did she know he

thoughts, her lips twitching slightly. "I've never stopped looking for him

found out who sold him. He was

in this rough place after being

add, "I have this strong feeling

him all

Everyone clung

Maja powered

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

"Where are you?"

could tell by his dark tone that he was

told him the nof her hotel, and

an hour. Stay in your

that, he hung

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