Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Julian searched the ocean for her for three whole days. He put on his diving suit and went underwater again and again, but neither Aurora nor Ivy's body was found. Even with fishing boats, salvage teams, and submarines, there was no trace of them.

Nick and Irene tried to comfort him, saying, "She must have been rescued by someone. Otherwise, even if it were just her body, it should have been found by now."

"That's right. That part of the sea is always busy with passing ships. Maybe as soon as she fell, someone picked her up."

Although they tried to look on the bright side, no one dared mention the other possibility-that Aurora's body might have been devoured by large sea creatures. The ocean teemed with life, and it was impossible to capture every large animal to examine their stomachs. Even if they could, it had already been days, and the remains would have been digested by now.

Not wanting to make Julian feel worse, they chose their words carefully. Nick and Irene took the exhausted Julian home to rest, knowing that if he kept pushing himself like this, his body wouldn't hold up.

Meanwhile, the suppressed news finally broke. A heavy reward was offered for information, and soon the entire country learned of Aurora and Ivy's disappearance. The news caused a massive uproar. Three days earlier, the bustling scene at the port, with land, sea, and air forces mobilized, had left many bystanders speculating it was a military exercise. But the sight of so many fishing boats suggested something else entirely. Curious onlookers had taken photos, and social media buzzed with discussions. Only now did people realize that someone had mysteriously vanished at

sea.

The incident sparked heated debates online. Comments flooded in:

- "After so many days, the bodies have probably sunk to the bottom and been eaten by fish."

- "Maybe a mysterious underwater creature saved her?"

passing ship picked

was eaten by a shark.

micro-stories about how Aurora might have

and immediately rushed to

is it?" Genevieve was

paled. But she quickly noticed the timeline-it said the incident occurred on the evening of the

had a heart attack but calmed herself after recalling that Ivy had called her earlier to assure her she was safe. "Ivy hasn't been home these past few days. Before she left, she mentioned going on a boat. How could this news be fake?" Zachary asked,

me the next morning. She said she was out with friends having fun. So this news is false. There's

ghost calling you? I've read stories online about people receiving calls from loved ones who died in plane crashes. The calls are just crying sounds. There's even a recording circulating online

only did your sister call me, but she also sent me a selfie

it, Ivy was bare-faced, looking tired-a recent picture, no doubt. Normally,

I might see. She said she

think she might have been kidnapped?" Zachary speculated, growing

smacked him on the head. "What nonsense are you spouting? Would you only be

with her. The commotion at the port was clearly Julian

a good point," Genevieve admitted. "Why were they even on the same boat? And before Ivy left, she said a lot of strange things. Could it be that she pushed Aurora into the water? Was she afraid Julian would come after her, so she ran away

to Ivy's behavior before she

she's always resented Aurora. The last time, Aurora nearly killed you. Maybe she went to get

there?" Genevieve's heart raced. If Ivy really had killed Aurora, she would have to live her life in hiding. Julian would never let