Chapter 68 Morning Without Rania

• The taxi stopped in front of the William residence's gate just as the sun rose fully above the rooftops. Arkan tossed a few bills onto the front seat without waiting for change and ran through the wide-open gate, something that had never happened at this house. Normally two guards stood stiffly there. This morning there were only security team cars parked haphazardly and doors left hanging open.
• Isabel met him in the main doorway with red eyes and uncombed hair. The girl nearly crashed into him, gripping the sleeve of his jacket with both hands as if afraid he would vanish too.
• “Where have you been?” Her voice was hoarse. “I called you fourteen times!”