Her stomach dropped. “Where did she go?”
Petra’s heart clenched. After coming so far, to hear that Zeph was gone was a cruel twist of fate.
Terran must have noticed her reaction because he leaned forward slightly. “You can stay here for a while. My men can help look for her.”
She hesitated. There was no reason to trust this man—yet, what choice did she have? The only lead she had was now out of reach.
Slowly, she nodded. “Alright.”
Terran’s lips curled slightly. “Good. She’s a good person, you know.”
Hearing that made Terresa’s chest tighten. “She always had a good heart,” she whispered, emotion threatening to spill over.
With a final nod, she turned and left the meeting hall, her mind clouded with thoughts.
The moment the door closed behind her, the warmth in Terran’s expression v
