Jarrod stood by the window, his expression clouded with worry as he looked down at the chaos unfolding below. Elodie was still missing-no one had found her yet.

And with others circling like sharks, he knew he had to tread even more carefully

now.

He turned to Fleming, who was working intently at the console ahead. "What brings Mr. Mercer here?"

Without pausing, Fleming replied, "Esmeralda asked me to come in and look for Ms. Thorne. I thought she might be with you."

Jarrod's heart sank.

Clearly, Elodie was still nowhere to be found.

"I haven't found her yet," he murmured, eyes dropping to the wedding ring on his finger.

Fleming continued, "I've already searched both the west and south wings-no sign of her. Which way did you come in, Mr. Silverstein?"

This area wasn't all that big, but with the ongoing chaos and people trapped everywhere, finding anyone was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

thought. "So we

a team. Finding one person is hard, but a whole group should be easier. Yet, we haven't

a team, they should've checked in

had happened to her alone. But for a whole team to vanish?

be this difficult to find at least

Unless...

possible they're not even here

half an hour ago—the military had already been dispatched to aid the search, but so far, they'd

was starting to sound more

out his phone,

get somewhere safe first," he said, a new plan forming. If Elodie

his team and headed back

Night had fallen.

given a room on the ground floor to rest-one of

her colleagues. Watts

no idea

had finally retreated for a

slipped out onto the bedroom's small

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