Chapter 582

"Where's Leslie?" Broderick Ackerley shook his head. "You’re sure she went into that cave with a guy?" he asked. Stanley Wilson nodded hard. "Totally. That old man Douglas passed out, and I saw with my own eyes Leslie and that man walking in. I got knocked out not long after, and when I came to, everyone had cleared out. If we weren’t all banged up, I would’ve thought the whole thing was just a dream." “Who took you?” “No idea. They were all masked, clearly waiting for Leslie to show up.” Douglas Parker looked full of guilt. His mentor-student bond with Leslie was honestly still pretty new. He had taught her a few things recently, sure, but their relationship wasn’t exactly that deep yet. Still, at the crucial moment, she had chosen to protect him. He let out a heavy sigh. He was over sixty—he’d lived long enough. But Leslie… she had her whole life ahead of her. Broderick felt a tight clench in his chest. Why did this have to happen? Where did Leslie go? Panic crept up out of nowhere,