“I’m guessing it’s some sort of private facility. Maybe they don’t allow calls out of concern that it might affect the patients,” said Kyle, as he glanced at Maya.

Maya pursed her lips and said nothing in response.

She’d lost more weight recently and wasn’t even interested in eating the cheesecake her mother liked. I want Mommy to see how different I look when she gets back. A brand new Maya!

After Evan hung up, he felt his insides churning yet again.

Damn it, Nicole. Where on earth are you?

Do our feelings mean nothing to you? What about the kids? Can you just let them go too? We really miss you, Nicole. When are you coming home? Come home, please…

That night, Evan dreamt of Nicole.

dark corner, shivering. Her hair was a mess, and her gaunt, pale face stared blankly into space. She couldn’t seem to remember who she was, let alone find her way home. Evan called out to her as hard as

had to keep on trying. “You don’t have to hide and suffer alone, Nicole. Let

hands are chilled to

let’s go home,

behind in hot pursuit. They walked like

“NICOLE!” he shouted frantically.

panicked yell, Evan woke up with a jolt. His body was drenched

just now were so vivid that Evan

Evan feel distressed. He wondered if Nicole was in fact,

going through everything I

to the Hidden Masters. He had to know if they’d made any progress in tracking down her location or

which only angered Evan. “For f*ck’s sake, are

his pillows and glanced at the clock. It was three in the morning, yet he felt

to be a long night. Evan was pensive, his mind heavy with

to shake it off, he decided to get up and immerse himself in work.

a half had

of agony for him. It was also a taboo, for nobody dared mention her

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