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.

she be? Who had taken her?

questions swirled in his mind, his head throbbing with the weight of it

the burning sensation offering little relief. The

of his eye, he saw a familiar

her shoulders.

abruptly stood up, his shout drowned out by the blaring music. Without thinking, he shoved through the crowd, pushing toward the

turned, heading up the stairs

her as he hurried to

moment, in the bustling crowd, Selena caught sight of Lucas heading up the stairs. Without hesitation,

Lucas' figure just as he disappeared

Let's go!" Selena

way toward the second floor, pushing through the crowded

floor was quieter

private rooms. Standing at the end of the hallway,

her frustration mounting. "We'll have to check each

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