Chapter 18.:

“What do you mean GONE?” Marcus shouts at Tarek, who brought him news about Ariana’s disappearance. They delivered the letter they prepared yesterday. According to it, Ariana should have arrived at the castle almost two hours ago, but she never showed up. Without hesitation, Tarek sent guards to her home to pick her up and accompany her on the way to the castle. His men came back empty-handed.

Right after, the chef reported an absence in the kitchen. Ariana’s mother didn’t show up for work, either. In the last twenty years, Daria has never been absent from work except for the time she delivered the baby. She took several weeks off from work at that time.

With no one telling him, Tarek sent one of his men into the barracks. Like his entire family, Peter Thomas wasn’t at work either. Her whole family was gone.

“Daria Thomas, Ariana’s mother, is absent from the kitchen. Peter Thomas, Ariana’s father, is missing from his post too. The entire family is gone, Your Highness. If I may be so