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my heart racing in anxiety and fear. I had come here to report my missin

e disappearance, the police had yet to take action. I could feel

l. I had always believed that the police were there to protect and serve, but now it see

hat getting angry wouldn't solve anything, but keeping my

uff-looking officer entered. He didn't bother to introduce himself

dn't believe it had taken so long for the police to take me seriously,

keep my mind from drifting to dark places. I knew I needed t

hey aren't with

er was dead

and told me that they would look into the matter. I n

I would have to be patient and wait for the police to do their job, but it was ha

ng your guidance and support

d sadness that consumed me. I vowed to do whatever it took to fin

aw Xander standing at the top of the stairs in front of my door.

wn my residence. My assumption that the m

Since yesterday, the pain and anger hav

amed at him, my voice cracking with emot

you talk

y couldn't be found anywhere even though they were su

resembled Violet, standing right in front of me now-nothing I could say to Xander.

d indifferent. "I didn't kidnap our

will you? You've always been a terrible f

er told me they were missing, Pe

what he said? Xander was the same man who kicked m

n the past, seemed he couldn't stand me accusing him of suc

red. "But we need to figure out what happened to our tripl

ey're ours! The

o me, for what he had become. But I knew he was righ

s start by retracing our steps. Wh

aside. I couldn't forgive Xander for wh

othing to do with this. But I'll do ev

my own. And I don't want your help, Xander! No

tightened as he stared at me. Like the man I knew, he would've cursed me with a painful expleti

ce, unexpectedly, Xa

make it up to you. I'll use all my resources to find

st, Xander, and it's irreparable. The

n in the past, but I've changed. Please

e still just as de

n in his gaze, but I couldn't shake off the memories of our tum

before I change my mind,

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e through troubles, but this

m good, but I'm not that good. I don't hav

her powers would be able to work some magic and find my triple

ed to do?" I asked, my voi