Melody seethed with frustration.
They couldn't find anything. No evidence. Nothing.
A fresh drop of sweat teared up on her brow and made a slow, wet path down the plane of her cheek.
The heat was the last thing on her mind right now. She was glaring at the two informants returning from Seth's office with their sorry excuse for search reports.
"What...?!!!"
She rumpled through the sheets of paper in disbelief. The twisted red lines on the pinches of her eyeballs intensified and turned slightly bloodshot.
"P-Prince Luke's residence was clear. N-No traces of Crider, your highness. Nothing at all."
Sovieshu, head of the Octens police department came along with three forensic detectives to deliver the final reports to the crown princess in person.
"Liars!!!"