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.

could she be? Who had taken her?

head throbbing with the weight of

the burning sensation offering little relief. The pain in his chest wouldn't

of the corner of his eye, he saw a

over her shoulders. Under the shifting lights, her silhouette appeared

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

heading up the stairs toward the second floor,

he hurried to follow, driven by the hope that he

caught sight of Lucas heading up

turned, spotting Lucas' figure just as

Let's

the crowded bar. By the time they managed to reach the

second floor

Standing at the end of the hallway, Selena looked around, bewildered. "There

to check each one."

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