No one, not even Persephone’s parents or the persuasion of Zephyr and Nicholas, could deter her from making her decision. –

A few days later, Persephone arrived in Flinge, the central city of the five provinces by the border. It was far from Centrolis, a world she had never seen before. Here, it was different from elsewhere, with its prosperity and darkness, a place of extravagance and infamy.

This area was a mix of everything, housing many fugitives, drug dealers, and wanted criminals. It was a haven for crime, as the rumors suggested.

“I heard Greta was sold to human traffickers by her own father!” Persephone remembered Theodore’s words. “There are many human traffickers in Flinge. They torture kidnapped girls in various ways… The place is terrifying. Are you really going there?”

Persephone looked up at the neon signs overhead and took a deep breath.

In truth, human traffickers posed no threat to her. Even if there was no influence from the Hamertons there, they wouldn’t allow her to face danger alone. Zuko had dispatched elite Hamerton bodyguards to protect her secretly, and Nicholas had arranged manpower in advance upon her arrival in Flinge.

After all, the Hamertons belonged to the legitimate business world, but in a place like Flinge, the influence of underworld forces was more prominent.

their departure. They just needed

was different from Centrolis’ grandeur—even the

underground arenas, red-light districts… They transformed this place into another

a week. She knew someone was tailing her, and she knew

family’s eye. Her parents, grandparents—both maternal and paternal, even her granduncle in Cumulus City— loved

bodyguards were necessary, and her safety was a priority. Even if she didn’t care for herself,

the second week. The local factions

were attacked. Oblivious to it all, Persephone continued strolling down


s, seeking Greta’s whereabouts…

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