Chapter 40

XERCEL’S POV:

"Ice is missing." We flinched because of the coldness of his voice as he said those words.

I even gulped secretly when I realized that it was not a fucking question but rather a statement. Now, I am right. He already knew that Ice was missing, and the way he spoke was fucking sinister, which made all of my hair stand up.

"Since when?" he asked in a cold tone.

I gulped, but we knew that we still needed to answer him.

"Since that night of the auction," I answered hesitantly, and thankfully, I didn't stutter while saying those words.

"Don't worry, I will still send you to continue searching for her." This calm statement makes me nervous even more because I have this feeling that I will not like the next words he will say. "But, you have to receive punishment if you still can't find her for a month," he added coldly, which caused me to swallow one after another. I knew it!

Storm was about to speak this time, but the door immediately opened, causing us to stand up at the s