Yet, nothing greeted her eyes.

The enigma was baffling.

Even if the Anderson Group had fallen, its luminaries extinguished, they had once etched their presence.

What was more, Darian's murder of his wife and Jasper's evil act of kidnapping had made headlines. How could all that information vanish within five years? It seemed that a nebulous void had swallowed them whole, leaving no remnants online.

Ariana immersed herself in futile searches, the clicks navigating paths that led nowhere. Finally, giving in to the pace of the digital age, she put the matter aside. She Lay back and hoped slumber would take her.