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Chapter Nine: The Twins’ Disappearance

Author: Chloe Jewels
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-09 02:04:54

ASTRID’S POV

I searched frantically for Luna and Jimmy, deep down I was more scared of Elijah's reaction after discovering that I had lost them, Even though I never really care about them.

I looked through every building in the school, but all to no avail.

I phoned Elijah alerting him about the situation.

“You did what?!! How can you be so careless, they're just children for crying out loud.” Elijah yelled through the phone.

“I am sorry, I don't know how it happened-” I panicked.

Elijah cut my call. Before I knew it. The whole school was surrounded by a swat team. Putting the entre school on immediate lock down.

News of the twin's disappearance had spread like wildfire.

I sat in the principal's office pretending to care. I cried falsely so that they wouldn't suggest I don't care. Which I didn't.

Elijah burst in Without knocking, nearly flipping the table.

“What kind of a mother are you, who loses her own kids at a huge school like this?!” He huffed.

“But-... But-..” I stammered.

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