Chapter 47. On the Road

Prince Harad's POV

"Cissy! Cissy!" I cried out in a frenzy via Walter's phone.

A loud bang followed before the connection was abruptly severed. She dropped the phone and then turned it off, but I could still clearly hear Xanne's voice in the background.

What could be the reason for her reluctance to call me? Why is she hiding from me?

I don't mean anything bad, if only she wanted to confide in me about the assignment she has to complete, then I'm more than willing to help her with it. As long as she is with me, I am ready to follow her to the end of this world.

Herod hears my cry and hasten to me.

He was busy drafting the reports of interrogations he had conducted about the Crescent Moon case on his laptop. Our recent days were filled with interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence at the scene and conducting background research on Eclipse Howlers, these were our only activities.

The weight of the mantle that we shall inherit from the K