Shaan quickly scanned his surroundings, but to no avail. He couldn't see the two women anywhere.
"N-no… this… this can't be."
His shoulders slumped. Regret gripped him instantly and left him standing there with a hollow stare. Honestly, he felt incredibly stupid. He trusted a stranger's words so easily instead of listening to Robin Hood's warning. If he had acted faster, he might not have lost Chelsie and Nalira.
"Damn it! Damn it!" Shaan growled in frustration. "That damn officer planned all of this. Now, how am I supposed to find—"
He froze. His eyes locked onto a single strand of golden-yellow hair lying on the ground. Slowly, he picked up the strand of hair from the ground, looking at it more clearly with his own eyes.
"T-this looks like… Nalira's hair." His face tightened. "B-but where is she?"
