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Chapter 601 Annie's Family

Author: Night Eleven
"A boy?" Annie paused, shaking her head before the memory clicked. "Oh, I remember now. It's a little boy, isn't he? But my sister didn't bring him over. She said he was chosen."

Aria focused on the main point. "Chosen by what?"

"I'm not sure," Annie admitted, thinking back. "I think he was kidnapped as well, but no one searched for him or spent money to retrieve him."

Annie was trying her best to explain everything to Aria. "They took a lot of kids, not just Bree—my sister. None of them have come back.

"Can you ask someone what's going on, Aria? You speak Krowonian so well, and they're nicer to people who speak the language."

"They? The Krowonians?" Aria narrowed her eyes.

Annie shook her head. "No, not the Krowonians. They never kidnap people. They'd just pull you over for a photo or two. They promised to send Bree back after taking her picture, so why isn't she back yet?"

Annie's confusion was evident while Aria's mind raced through the history of this period. Suddenly, she
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