"But sir..." Jack was about to say something. But the officer didn’t let him finish. Interrupting, he said, "No buts. You all will stay here until it is proven that you're innocent."Suddenly, a man entered the room. He was wearing black court attire with white pants. Upon seeing him, all the constables, havildars, and officers saluted.James stared at him for a moment before running and hugging the newcomer.Max and Jack couldn’t make sense of what was happening."James." The stranger was surprised. "You’re here!""I have the same question!" James said. "Why are you here?""I’ve been transferred to this station. I didn’t want to give you a heads-up, so it would be a surprise. But why are you here? And who are these two with you?""Uncle, these are my friends. And this is my cousin." James pointed to Jack. "And this is my uncle, Inspector Ben." James introduced them to Inspector Ben."Hello, Uncle." Jack extended his hand. Max also reached out. Inspector Ben shook their hands."Now te

"What happened?" asked Jack. "Why were you shouting?""Look there." Tulip pointed ahead with her hand.They all looked in that direction. But no one could see anything.Jack said, "Where? There was nothing there.""Wait, I’ll bring it to show you." Saying that Tulip took a few steps forward. Then, bending down, she picked up a red handkerchief.They were quite surprised when they saw the handkerchief."Hey!" Jack exclaimed. "This was Max’s handkerchief. I was with him last night.""That’s what I was saying," Tulip replied."Let me see." Jack took the handkerchief from Tulip’s hand. He looked at it carefully and said, "There’s blood on it.""Blood!" they gasped."Yes, blood.""Let me see, let me see." Jack’s hand was brushed away as Max grabbed the handkerchief. "Yeah," he shook his head. "It’s true. There’s blood on it."One by one, they all looked at the handkerchief. Then Jack said, "There was no point in wasting time now. Let’s go inside."Meanwhile, while the others were discussin

The fire was dying down. What would happen now? Would they have to die at the hands of the cheetahs?"If I have to die, I’ll fight to the end," Luna resolved firmly to herself. She took Jack's knife. She also removed another wooden stick from her waist. Knife in her right hand, stick in her left. Luna knew she couldn't win against both cheetahs, but still, she couldn’t just give up without a fight.At one point, the fire completely went out. One of the cheetahs had come to the cave entrance. It seemed to be waiting to pounce on them. Before the cheetah could strike, Luna leaped at it. She drove the knife into its chest. The cheetah had let out a deafening roar, one that could make your ears ring.The cheetah had thrown Luna off with a swipe, sending her tumbling away. She lost both the knife and the stick in the fall. She also injured her waist. Meanwhile, the injured cheetah continued to roar on the ground. The other cheetah was now charging toward Luna. It got very close. Luna reali

A dense, thick jungle. One tree seemed to lean against another. Along with that, there were small shrubs and vines. They struggled to move forward, cutting through these obstacles. Every now and then, they got scratched. It was like being in the very depths of hell."I can't go on anymore." Luna, bent over, supporting herself on her knees, stopped walking. "I can't take another step." She was panting heavily."You have to," Jack said. He was also panting. "I'm struggling too. But that doesn't mean we can just stop.""Right. Okay, fine, we’ll keep going. But we need a little rest now.""Okay, fine. Sit down then."The two of them sat down on the ground. They shared the last of the water in the bottle."How much longer like this?" Luna suddenly asked. "Where will we find them?""I don’t know." Jack shook his head. "But we have to keep trying. Until we die, if we must.""Then get up," Luna urged him."Hmm, let's go."They continued through the jungle. It was so dark that they had to use

Evangeline was hiding herself like this, but why? And why was she introducing herself as Eva? "There must be a big secret behind this," said Jack. In response, Max said, "I can understand that too. But what is that secret?" Jack exhaled with a hiss and said, "I don't know." Tulip said, "I am thinking about something else." "What?" "Who has trapped us here? And what do they gain by keeping us trapped?" "That too is something to think about," Jack nodded absentmindedly. "They have trapped us here, true. But have you seen the food? So many delicious dishes? And they are giving it to us on time. Apart from being trapped, they aren’t causing us any other trouble." Max said, "I don’t understand anything. Nothing is making sense." Suddenly, the sound of a lock opening was heard. At that sound, everyone fell silent. The door opened, and, as usual, a vampire entered. "The Emperor has called you," it said as it entered. Max said, "Didn't I just meet with him a little while ago?" "When