Victor POV Panic clawed at my chest, tightening with every passing second. Where the hell did Michelle go? I spun toward my father and father-in-law, my voice sharp with rising desperation. "Where is Michelle?" They exchanged uneasy glances before my father finally spoke. "She said she was going to the restroom... but that was about fifteen minutes ago. She never came back." My blood ran cold. Fifteen minutes. For Michelle, that was far too long. A sickening feeling settled deep in my gut as every instinct screamed that something was terribly wrong. Without another word, my father and father-in-law led me to the hallway where Michelle had disappeared into the restroom. The moment I stepped into the area, I caught her scent lingering faintly in the air. It was still there... but som

