Chapter 352

"No way!"

"Something must have happened to her!"

Solaris City.

Dawn had barely broken, but the local police station was already buzzing with activity. At the center of the commotion, a teenage boy faced off angrily against a group of adults.

Archie Fontaine was on the verge of losing it.

Mila had only been on night watch for a short while before she vanished. Judging by the footprints, she'd headed toward the forest. The two young men who'd joined their camp late that night had also disappeared.

Archie wanted to go after them, but the others held him back.

They insisted it was too dangerous to search the forest at night.

Soon, a rescue team arrived, but instead of listening to Archie, they herded everyone to the Solaris City police station for round after round of questioning. Archie demanded help, but the officers only told him those two men were suspected smugglers and the investigation was ongoing. When he pressed about Mila, all they could offer was, "We're looking, we're looking. Please be patient."

How could he possibly be patient?

If something happened to Mila-never mind what his family would do to him-he'd never forgive himself.

found someone who

friend who'd stood by his side through

The guilt

men-do you think we're criminals?" Archie snapped, his frustration boiling over. "If you won't do anything, I'll go search for her

he turned on his heel

"That's enough!"

of officers scrambled to stop him, voices rising in protest. As they

as things seemed about to escalate a

"Archie?"

him couldn't stop in time and accidentally pinned him

But Archie didn't care.

to his clothes, and rushed to the woman standing in the doorway. Grabbing her arm, he spun her around, scanning

sighed. "I'm fine. Are you

the station. Even before they took off the

question, Archie did something unexpected-he pulled her

me half to death," he muttered, his voice

After a second, she hugged him

immediately let go, concern etched on

smiling, and coughed a few times before

himself, but before he could say anything,

his head,

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