Ariana felt her mind go numb. Her usually obedient Melon! How could he have just wandered off?

She glanced at Sonia, hoping this was some kind of prank.

“You’re joking, right? This isn’t something to joke about,” she stammered.

“I wish I were,” Sonia replied, her face a portrait of genuine anxiety.

A wave of dread washed over Ariana, seeing Sonia’s obvious distress.

Quick to act, Sarah said, “We need to check the security footage right away. Melon can’t be far.”

“You’re absolutely right,” Betsy chimed in.

“The front desk should be able to access all the building’s cameras. We’ll find him.”

“Then let’s move,” urged Sonia, grabbing Ariana’s arm to lead her toward the lobby. Sarah and Betsy followed, their strides filled with purpose.

Angela’s Library

sped to find Melon, they burst into the

the reception staff about a young boy wandering alone. But then a crowd of people around a man caught her eye. The man

fleeting moment, as he turned his head, a

She

voice involuntarily shouted his name. Ariana lunged after the

their hold, straining to see as the man disappeared into a waiting

she stood still, her gaze fixed on the departing car. After a moment to

was just another woman captivated by Holden’s allure, the guards offered nothing more than a curt “no comment” before walking away.

her face fraught with

asked, taking Ariana’s

painful, Ariana whispered, her voice shaky, “I saw him. I saw Theodore. I know it

rationally,” Sonia advised gently, her voice a

him so much, it’s understandable that your mind might play tricks on you, making you

teetered

imagined it? She was certain

profile was etched into her memory. She

a trance, murmuring more to herself than anyone

two people to look so identical, unless

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