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?

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

drink and downed it, the burning sensation offering little relief. The pain in his

out of the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar

shoulders. Under the

music. Without

watched as she turned, heading up the stairs toward the second floor, disappearing

he hurried

the bustling crowd, Selena caught sight of

spotting Lucas' figure

Let's go!"

floor, pushing through the crowded bar. By the time they managed to reach

floor was

most of the space taken up by private rooms. Standing at the end of the hallway, Selena looked around, bewildered. "There

each one." Selena shrugged. "I guess

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