The doctor walked away, leaving Christian a bit more at ease. When he reached the door, Christian noticed some unfamiliar guards who greeted him with a nod before closing it, telling him not to leave until they gave him the all-clear.

"Can you tell me what's happening?" Christian inquired, concerned.

"A patient has disappeared," they informed him.

"A patient? Do you know who it is?" he asked curiously.

"Adele, your ex-fiancée," the guard replied.

"Adele?" Christian questioned and immediately surmised, "Surely the little prince, the Sultan Nestor's son, took her."

"No, it wasn't him. He's searching for her with his father," the guard corrected him.

A few hours earlier, Adele's...