A sudden jolt of realization struck him. His anxious thoughts sharpened into action.
"Wait… the GPS!" he muttered, fumbling for his phone. "I turned it on last night—if it's still active, I can find her."
His fingers trembled as he unlocked the screen, eyes darting over the map. The small blinking dot pulsed on the display, far from anywhere she should have been.
"Why is she there…? What's going on, Champion?" His voice was barely above a whisper, but his chest tightened with worry. Without wasting another second, he broke into a run toward his car.