Leon scanned the crowd, eyes sharp and focused, hoping to spot the marked one. But so far, there was nothing. No sign of her. His group decided to split up and search in different areas to cover more ground.
“Leon,” Esther called, walking beside him. Leon glanced at her, then looked back at the road ahead.
“Can we stop for a little, please?” she asked, her voice a bit tired. Leon let out a sigh.
“Es, you should’ve gone with Theodore,” he said, keeping his pace steady.
“Gods, I hate how dense you were,” she said.
Esther frowned and walked a little faster to stay ahead of him. Leon watched her for a moment and shook his head.
He knew Esther had feelings for him. It wasn’t hard to tell, but he had never returned those feelings. To him, she was like a younger sister—someone he cared ab
