Chapter 22 Unyielding Vengeance

• Twenty long days. Every hour that passed without a hint of Nadia gnawed at my pride and stoked the flames of my anger.
• I stood in the study of my mansion, the air heavy with tension, as I reviewed yet another report that confirmed the worst: Nadia had vanished without a trace. The silence of failure roared in my ears.
• "Twenty days, and nothing," I barked at the assembled guards, my voice echoing off the marble walls. Their faces, drawn and anxious, offered no comfort.