Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)I checked the surrounding area once more.No one.I climbed onto the low ledge, lowered myself carefully, and dropped onto the narrow platform outside. My knees bent on impact, and I immediately steadied myself against the wall.A dull ache passed through my back.I waited until it subsided before moving.The system had healed my injuries, not replenished every ounce of energy I had lost. I needed to remember that distinction.I closed the window behind me as quietly as possible and followed the platform toward a metal staircase that descended into the courtyard.A few minutes later, I reached the service path.From there, the dormitory entrance was only a short distance away.I kept my head lowered and walked at an ordinary pace, avoiding the brightly lit sections of the courtyard. I didn't run, because running would attract attention, and I didn't want anyone wondering why a student was hurrying through the grounds at this hour.When I finally reached the

Iris’s P.O.V. (Continued)I couldn't lose Ethan.We had already lost our parents. I couldn't imagine what our lives would become if the person who had held our little family together suddenly disappeared.By the time we reached the dormitory, Brian and Gavin were waiting near the entrance.Brian immediately approached us.“What happened? Walter sounded like he was about to have a heart attack on the phone.”“It's Ethan,” Walter answered.The humour disappeared from Brian's face.“What about him?” He asked instantly.“He's missing,” Nathan said absentmindedly.“And there's something else you need to know.”He briefly explained what Lucifer had told him about the armed men who had entered the school that morning.He didn't exaggerate or speculate.He simply told them that the attackers had been looking for Lucifer and Ethan, and that Lucifer had left Ethan in a room with Ashton.Gavin's expression hardened.“Wait. Are you saying someone attacked the school and Ethan might have been invo

Iri’s P.O.V. (Continued)“He said that Ethan never got out of his room. The last person who came out of the room was Ashton.”I just blinked and couldn’t make sense of what Nathan was telling us.Nothing made sense.“How is this possible, Nathan? He … he meant that Ethan disappeared from his room?” Walter asked him, sounding confused.Nathan sighed and looked around with a troubled expression.I couldn’t breathe.I clutched my chest tightly and looked at Walter helplessly.Walter opened his mouth to say something but shut it and hugged me tightly.I didn’t want to cry, but despair filled my heart.How could he disappear from inside the room?The whole thought was absurd.“Let’s go back,” Nathan said to us, but his voice was barely above a whisper.I didn’t know what to say at this point.I sobbed aloud suddenly.“Hey, Iris!” Nathan exclaimed in panic, approaching me.Walter whimpered, too.Nathan hugged both of us.“Where did he go, Nathan? I am scared,” I cried aloud, holding his shi

No One’s P.O.V.“Then we can use our sources outside the school to find him without letting our families know about that,” Nathan answered instantly; his voice rose a note, but he wasn’t bothered.Ashton didn’t like his tone, but he knew what mental state they all were in right now.And Nathan made sense.They couldn’t use their resources or family connections inside the school, but outside….Ashton started searching for Ethan’s last location.Although Ethan and he argued a few times, he didn’t hate Ethan and genuinely wanted him to come back safe.He glanced at Iris and Walter after running the program.He wasn’t an emotional person, but he felt a light squeeze in his chest when he saw how scared Iris and Walter were.He concentrated on the work in his hand.Nathan, Brian and Gavin continued calling people to gather some help to start searching for Ethan after finding any clue about what happened to Ethan after he was carried out of the school.Ashton pursed his lips into a thin line

Ethan’s P.O.V.“We need to talk,” I said to literally no one inside the bathroom.I looked around in frustration, but no blue screen appeared.“They are literally hovering all over me, and they will knock on the door in a few seconds. Come on. Show yourself. We need to talk.” I was almost pleading with it.“Damn it.” I cursed aloud, running my fingers through my hair in frustration.It was already 11:30 P.M., and all of them were still awake.Nathan talked to Iris’ warden and Mr. Norton, telling them that Iris is scared because of the morning attack and wanted to stay with us.So, Iris was also in the room. I made a bed on the floor for myself so that Walter and Iris could sleep on the bed.Even Lucifer stayed in the room.“Can’t you help me once?” I yelled, kicking the aisle wall, but winced in pain.I forgot that I wasn’t wearing shoes but slippers.I flinched but groaned angrily when someone knocked on the door.“Ethan,” Walter called me worriedly.“Coming out,” I yelled, trying to