~Evan~

I geared the car to life and sped off, my mind racing as something in me kept hinting that there was trouble.

It was the longest ride in my whole lifetime, maybe because my mind was so preoccupied with thoughts of Shannon, making it difficult to concentrate.

After some minutes of driving in silence, I finally arrived at the palace. I pushed the car doors open and rushed out as soon as I pulled up in the palace building.

“Where's Shannon?!” I asked, gripping one of the guards' clothes, fire burning in my eyes. He trembled, surrendering his hands to the air. “Speak!”

“She… she's in her room.” He...