All Chapters of The billionaire who never wanted a bride : Chapter 71 - Chapter 72

Elias did not remember falling.He remembered screaming.The sound tore out of him raw and unrestrained as the chamber collapsed inward, stone folding like paper, heat blasting upward in a violent rush that hurled him back against the fractured wall. His shoulder struck hard. Pain exploded down his arm but he barely felt it.Ariella was gone.The cradle stood sealed, smooth and unmarked, as if it had never opened at all.“No,” Elias whispered hoarsely as he dragged himself upright. “No no no.”He staggered toward it, slamming his fists against the surface. The stone did not crack. Did not move. Did not respond.“She didn’t disappear,” he said desperately. “She was taken.”Isabella stood several steps behind him, frozen, her face pale and unreadable. Alexander crouched near the control dais, hands shaking as he scanned what little power remained in the system.“The energy signature is still active,” Alexander said quietly. “But it’s not here anymore.”Elias turned sharply. “What does t