The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

After leaving the imperial palace, I went to the place where the group of merchants should have been stayed.

I searched the underground parking lot of the most expensive hotel in the imperial capital thrice, but couldn't spot the vehicle I'd seen in the surveillance video.

I took my phone out and opened the maps app. I retraced the route of the caravan and searched the road inch by inch.

Finally, in a forest near the suburb, I stumbled upon the remains of the car and saw the bloodstains that covered the ground. The surrounding area had been cordoned off, and soldiers were cleaning up the

scene.

I stopped a soldier and asked him about the situation.

At first, he was stunned. "Are you a family member? The dead bodies are not here anymore. They have been taken to the hospital morgue."

draw in a full breath. I stared at the dried blood on and around the car. It was not difficult to piece

My kids...

unable to finish that thought. The soldier quickly steadied me

guns. They have always been ruthless and merciless. They would murder people without hesitation to keep their mouths shut.

in the car?" I grabbed the soldier's arm

any child while I was cleaning up the scene, but I don't know if anyone else had found a child before

with relief. If he hadn't seen a body, there was still hope. sᴇaʀᴄh

obstruction, I broke through the cordon,

flashlight. A little while later, I spotted candy wrappers tied around several

took off one candy wrapper and studied it carefully. This candy was a specialty of my

certain that they had

make my way to the hospital morgue to check the corpses until dawn

that he hadn't seen any children's bodies,

was searching the forest, I kept calling my kids on their

day broke. Because of the chill in the air, my phone's screen was now covered with a