95 Search (1/2)
Kai let out a sigh of relief once Alex left.
”Are you okay?” he asked the still mute Kelly who was hiding behind him.
”Y-yeah,” she replied. Kai turned around to see that she had started sweating, despite the cold wind. He knew that Alex scared the hell out of her.
”Don't worry. We'll find her. Stay here and wait –”
”No, I'm coming with you.” Kelly clung onto the man's arm tightly as she looked at him with an expression that said she wouldn't let go. ”I want to go and look for Abi, too. Please.”
Kai saw a mixture of worry and determination on Miss Hooligan's face, so in the end, Kai could only give in.
They finally left the study and joined the search outside the ballroom, along with the many guards who were also searching for Abi inside the palace. No one inside the ballroom knew what was going on outside apart from the people that were secretly searching for Abi inside the ballroom. The royal family, who also knew nothing at this time, kept the guests entertained with dinner and dancing and speeches and because Kelly and Abi didn't know anyone else at the party, they weren't missed by any of the guests.
The palace was huge but the guards seemed to be able to go through the whole place in a matter of hours to search for Abi. As time passed, Kelly didn't hear any good news and her worry increased. No matter where they looked, they just couldn't seem to find her anywhere.
After some time, the guards looked through the security footage. They found no footage of Kelly nor Abi at the verandah where they were standing so they couldn't tell if Abi had walked off by herself or if someone had taken her. They did find that there were three cars that left the palace after the girl's disappearance.
”She might have been kidnapped, Alex,” Kai said while Alex remained silent. ”I'll have the troops search for her outside the palace.”
”Have them track those cars,” Alex finally spoke and Kai left him, along with Kelly.
Alexander stood there by the main gate, his face hard as stone, as his fingers curled into tight fists. He stared outside the huge palace gate and looked at the lights of the vast city with eyes covered in danger and pure darkness.
However, instead of going after those three cars, he stayed right where he was. He slowly turned and gazed up at the old majestic castle towering before him and his eyes squinted.
”Abigail…” he muttered before his feet moved forward towards the palace entrance.
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By this point, the ball had already ended. It actually ended an hour earlier because the news had reached the King's ear. Of course, they didn't let any of the guests find out about the missing person. They simply reasoned out that the king wanted the party to end a little early because he was tired. Of course, all the guests knew how old the king was so they completely understood and left early, as requested.
The King and Queen were inside the throne room when Alexander barged in.
Looking like a villain, Alex stood there, looking very calm. However, the royal family, who knew what Alexander was like more than anyone else, felt tensed when they saw him look like that. They knew that he was like an unpredictable volcano that could erupt without any warning and once he erupted, he would be unstoppable. There was no telling the extent of damage he would cause.
”Alexander, is there something wrong?” the King spoke. King Livius Reign was already quite old but he still held himself with the dignity of a powerful and commanding king. His wife, Queen Leah, who was only a few years younger than the king, still looked younger than her age. She was elegantly beautiful even with most of her hair already gray.
Alexander didn't answer him and just smiled as he scanned all the faces of the royal family, as if he was looking for something, a clue maybe, from their expressions. Apart from the King and Queen, the four princesses, still dressed in their finery, were also in the room as well as some high officials. None of the princes were present in the throne room.