Ava sat on the edge of her luxurious bed, scrolling through her phone absentmindedly when a breaking news alert flashed on the screen. Her heart stopped when she saw Bella’s face on the news—Kidnapped.The word hit her like a truck, freezing her in place. For a moment, she didn’t move, her mind reeling.Kidnapped?Bella was kidnapped? Panic surged through her, and without thinking, she quickly dialed her mother.The phone rang twice before her mother’s voice, cool and collected, answered. “Ava, darling, what is it?”“Did you see the news?” Ava’s voice was shaky, laced with panic. “Bella... Bella’s been kidnapped!”There was a pause on the other end, a silence that made Ava’s stomach drop. Then her mother responded, her tone disturbingly calm. “Yes, I know.”Ava’s blood ran cold. “You... you know?” Her voice dropped to a whisper, dread creeping in. "You saw the news too or?”Her mother sighed, the kind of sigh that was more annoyed than concerned. “It’s my doing, Ava.That girl was the
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