Chapter 77

Liana’s POV

Killian’s hands were in his hair, his entire body was tense and twitching like he was two seconds away from losing control.

Because the crowd was clearing now, the room nearly empty, instructors doing headcounts, alarms still wailing in our ears, and still no sign of Ryan.

“False alarm! Everyone, it’s okay! Someone must have accidentally triggered the alarm, it’s a false alarm! Please remain calm!” one of the staffs said.

Parents started to breathe again. Some hugged their crying kids. Others just stood in shock. The chaos was slowly dying down.

But not for us.

Because even with the panic fading, even with the staff trying to reassure everyone that there was no fire…

There was still no sign of Ryan…

And that was when the fear truly set in.

That was when I realized something was wrong.

Really, really wrong…

Killian was already pulling out his phone before I could even catch my breath. His hands were