James looked at a missing person poster posted in several public places—one of them was the station. The news had even been posted on billboards several times. It was not surprising, given Eric’s connections through Edward.

He tightened the mask covering his face and walked away from the station with his groceries in hand.

Basically, the groceries were just a diversion. James just wanted to see if it was safe to take Zia to the hospital for proper treatment. But that was too difficult and would take too long, considering that Zia had been unconscious since the last time she opened her eyes for a moment.

“Can’t you use Zia’s...