Leonidas's heart raced as a staff member approached him with urgent news.
"Sir, Claire Adwell isn’t in the dressing room, and she hasn’t been back since she left with you," the staff member reported, clearly worried."What?" Leonidas’s expression tightened with concern. "That’s impossible. I saw her off just moments ago."He hurried through the hallways, searching every corner of the building, his calls to Claire’s cell phone going straight to voicemail. With each unanswered ring, his frustration grew, clouding his mind. She should’ve been back by now. Where could she have gone?“Claire, where are you?” he muttered to himself, anxiously scanning the crowded venue, hoping for a glimpse of her. No one seemed to know where she was, and he was quickly running out of options. Feeling his patience wear thin, he stopped and took a steadying breath. Desperate, he resorted to a last measure.“System, activate!” he commanded quietly, his tone decis
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