*Ari's POV*
I hadn't seen Elvira in the mansion for several days since Arian and I had stolen the documents. Lola, Apsara, and I met in our hidden compartment to discuss what might've happened to her. Unease and apprehension coiled around the veins the whole time. Whenever I went to clean the second floor, my stomach would sink at her absence.
"Maybe she's sick," Apsara suggested. "We have to collapse at one point with the malnutrition and tiresome work."
Lola stared out the window while drumming her fingers on her crossed arms. "No, Elvira's usually too energetic to collapse. I have a hunch that she got caught."
"Caught?" I repeated.
Lola intently looked at the window, as if she was waiting for the answer to appear on the glass. "I did some investigat
