The hospital ward had grown quiet again, except for the soft beeping of a heart monitor and the occasional murmur of distant nurses. But Eloise could barely hear any of it.

Her body froze.

Luther is missing.

The words clanged in her head like an alarm she couldn’t silence.

She turned slowly to Laera. “Cops were around for him?”

“ Hm,” Laera nodded,

“ So… they're arresting him?”

Laera snorted. “Please. You think it’s that easy to take down a man like ...