Chapter 456 Gone Without a Trace

Ethan stayed silent.

He stood off to the side, eyes fixed on Tessa.

At this point, she was his last hope.

He wasn’t the type to give up until the very end.

Simon stood by too, at a loss for what else he could do.

If Ethan and Tessa hadn’t given up, how could he?

“Tessa, is there anything I can do to help?” he asked. At the very least, he was a trained professional–maybe his help could make a difference.

But Tessa only shook her head.

“You can’t help with this.”

She wasn’t trying to be rude–it was simply the truth.

Simon opened his mouth, then shut it again.

The feeling of helplessness stung more than he expected.

He’d always been someone who tried his hardest. But sometimes, effort alone wasn’t enough.

He had done everything he could.

And it still wasn’t enough.

“Simon, maybe take a break. Step outside for a bit,” Ethan suggested. Simon had been cooped up in this room since the incident began.

shift in environment could bring

rather stay,” Simon said

to watch. To

using techniques he’d never

was a rare opportunity–he wasn’t about to waste

Tessa didn’t respond.

already deep in

everyone inside the control zone had to shut down their

had been powered off

Landon came home to find

456 Gone

every time he tried calling her, he got the same

expression and dared not

his phone onto

you where she was going?” he asked,

shook her

she didn’t

was just

Maybe she’ll be back any minute,” she offered weakly. But the tension in the room

onto the

tried to sit

you to stay here and watch over Tessa. This is what you call looking after her? What makes you think you deserve

when his words hit her like a

backed away, eyes

did you ever say I had to watch her? And she doesn’t even need me to watch

could finish, Landon shot her a glare so sharp she

head and started fiddling

is broken, she thought. But I’m not saying a

came back, she was

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