He could hardly hold onto the phone as he typed a reply with trembling fingers.

“I’m back, Maia.”

However, she would never return home now because of him.

Due to the strong wind, the fire raged until dawn.

“Have they found her?” Cedric asked Baz calmly, despite his agony.

With his head hung low, Baz replied, “They’re still trying to find where the fire started. They think it should be the kitchen…”

“I’m asking if they have found her!”

Baz took a deep breath. “The fire burned for almost three hours, and the whole building has turned into ruins. It would take time to find her remains if we ever do…”

“I don’t fucking care! Just find her.”

“Yes, sir.”

as he stared at the ruins. He wished it was a call from her, but

answered it, and Zera’s voice said, “Cedric, the

“Okay.”

“Where are you, Cedric?”

without a reply. The only person he wanted to talk

fire attracted the attention of the public, but Cedric suppressed the news about Maia’s death for the sake of the Larkin and Burgess

about it.

her memory could

would have expected that she would die the

Why’d you let him

out his phone and

was both taken aback and

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she belonged

took a deep breath and said sadly, “Well, if this

was not his place to

you, Nigel. Maia

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