Time dragged on in the suffocating silence, with the man keeping them confined, neither assaulting them nor offering food or a drink.

In this eerie hush, seconds turned into minutes, and Tom’s restlessness grew, hanging over him like a storm cloud, threatening to burst at any moment.

He cast a glance at Ariana, who had maintained an unflinching composure throughout, and voiced his guilt in a hushed tone, “This whole mess is on me. It’s obvious they came after me, but I’ve dragged you into this, Ariana. Are you holding up okay?”

“I’m fine.”

Kidnapping was something she’d been into before, and given their current captors, their attitude was relatively calm.

She turned to reassure Tom, “Don’t blame yourself for this ordeal.

It’s a trap set for us. Carl anticipated we’d return to inspect the surveillance, and they deliberately left the back door open. Trust me; others will take notice of our absence and come looking for us.”

made plans to take young Melon

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that Ariana hadn’t returned home since the previous

the police station, dealing with Tom’s predicament, making it inconvenient to respond to calls. Yet, after conferring with her

the car accident five years ago rushing back. Even

the surveillance footage near the police station,

promptly dialed Tom’s number, but it went unanswered

a sentiment she couldn’t afford to ignore. Upon her visit to the police station to report the situation, she was met with the disheartening news that they couldn’t initiate a case

assistance while also apprising Mitchel of the unfolding crisis. She divulged the particulars to him and implored him to stay with

wasted no time leveraging his connections to acquire information discreetly. However, from dawn to dusk, there was

both Sonia and Mitchel strove to wear brave

following morning when, as was his custom, he went to find Ariana and didn’t find her. Unable to restrain his emotions

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