Nathan couldn't let it go. Something about Janelle’s sudden disappearance and her eerie return haunted him. He replayed their moments together—the way her laughter used to sound so real, the way her eyes used to light up. Now, it was like she was just... pretending.
He started digging.
First, he asked around—her friends, teachers, even the school janitor. No one knew why she had been gone. No one even seemed to care. It was as if Janelle May Madrigal had simply pressed pause on her life and resumed it without explanation.
Then, one night, he got another text.
"Stop looking, Nathan. Or you'll disappear next."
That was when he realized—this wasn’t just about Janelle.
One name kept coming up in whispers: The Madrigal Family.
It turned out that Janelle wasn’t just some high school goddess. Her family was powerful, connected, and had a past no one dared to talk about. Some said they were involved in businesses too dangerous totoo dangerous to mention. Others claimed they had influence over people in high places—police, politicians, even criminals. The more Nathan dug, the more the air around him felt heavier, like he was stepping into something he wasn’t meant to touch.
Then, one night, it happened.
Nathan was walking home when a black car slowly rolled up beside him. Before he could react, two men in suits stepped out.
“You ask too many questions, kid,” one of them said.
Nathan