Rylan's POV

“Have you heard from Lyra yet?” I asked Jace as soon as he entered my office.

“I have tried every means to reach her, but they all failed,” he said, shrugging an arm. “The research team is on the case now. They'll find her as soon as they can.”

“Are you sure that's up-to-date information?” I asked, shuffling out one of the files submitted to me this morning just before he arrived.

“The research team may have a more recent update. I haven't asked them yet. ...