Lucas's face was dead cold. "First priority, track down Bea's location as fast as humanly possible." The assistant noticed that while his boss hadn't explicitly accepted the proposal to ditch Hazel, he hadn't shot it down either. Recognizing it was time to shut up, the assistant simply nodded. "Understood, sir. I'm on it." Left completely exhausted, Lucas sank deep into his leather office chair, his eyes glued to the computer screen. He raised a trembling hand, his fingertips weakly tracing Beatriz's cheek on the digital display. "Bea," he whispered to the empty room, "how the hell did we end up like this?" He let out a ragged sigh, and right on cue, his phone started vibrating. The caller ID flashed Hazel's name. Already completely drained and anxious, he didn't even hesitate befor

