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chapter forty: rissa is missing

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What!!?? Rissa is missing??!!”

Kayla’s voice rang out like a siren screaming to free herself from a wicked fisherman's net ,slicing through the calm. Her hands trembled, Ethans phone clutched tightly as the message flashed on the screen. Ethan’s face was drained of color. Adrian turned immediately, eyes narrowing.

“Wait—what did you just say?” he asked, stepping closer.

Kayla’s lips quivered. “Cant you hear him, he said that my best friend is fucking missing."

Adrian’s jaw tensed. “What the hell are you talking about? We were all together just hours ago.”

Ethan stood frozen, his phone buzzing again in his pocket. Slowly, he pulled it out. One glance, and his stomach dropped.

It read:

"Come alone. We have your girl. You have 48 hours. Don’t tell Adrian. Or she dies.

A chill swept down his spine. His throat dried as Adrian noticed the way Ethan’s fingers twitched around his phone.

“What’s going on?” Adrian asked, stepping forward. “You just got a message too. Show me.”

Ethan slipped th
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