Chapter 27
Maya left with Charles at a very opportune moment. The crowd was dispersing amidst the aftermath of the firefight. The robot police were almost there. No one paid them any attention. To those who did notice, they were just two kids. Max had merely turned his back to exchange a few words. By the time his gaze returned to where Maya had been standing, she was gone. A sense of foreboding stirred within him. His expression remained impassive, but he immediately issued quiet orders to track Maya's location. Without delay, he began searching, activating his communicator repeatedly while questioning people he passed along the way. *"Looking for that Maya girl?"* Jennifer was huddled near her family's bodyguards, sipping hot tea to calm her nerves. Hearing Max ask, she raised an eyebrow, hesi
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