Leonardo

As I burst into Maya's room, a jolt of shock surged through me as I found it totally empty. The air held lingering traces of her sweet addicting scent, yet the room itself was hauntingly empty without her. My frantic search extended to the bathroom, yielding the same desolate result—nothing but silence and emptiness.

Where could she have gone?

A pang of worry gripped my heart, intensifying the ache of her absence. I strained to sense her presence, but it was as ...