Selena glanced at Aveline, concerned. "Are you sure you're okay with this kind of environment?"

Aveline nodded. "It's fine. Once we find him, we'll leave."

"Right," Selena agreed and then led the way into the bar.

Finding someone in the midst of a crowd wasn't easy. The place was packed, and with Aveline not having her phone, they couldn't split up to search faster.

In one of the bar's shadowed booths, Lucas sat slumped over, surrounded by empty bottles. He tugged at his collar in frustration, his entire demeanor filled with despair and confusion.

His usually sharp eyes were bloodshot, and though the lights flickered and flashed all around him, none seemed to reach the dark corner where he sat.

Lucas stared blankly at the revelers around him, his face twisted in frustration.

He couldn't find her.

He had lost Aveline.

Who had taken her?

swirled in his mind, his head throbbing with

and downed it, the burning sensation offering little relief.

corner of his eye, he saw

her shoulders. Under the shifting lights, her

his shout drowned out by the blaring music. Without thinking, he shoved through the

heading up the stairs toward

hurried to follow, driven by the hope that he hadn't

that moment, in the bustling crowd, Selena caught sight of

Lucas' figure just

is. Let's go!" Selena

both made their way toward the second floor, pushing through the crowded bar. By the time they managed to

floor was

of the space taken up by private rooms. Standing at the end of the hallway, Selena looked around, bewildered. "There are so many rooms. Which one did

her frustration mounting. "We'll have to check each one." Selena shrugged. "I

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