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Chapter 2: Kidnapped

That night, Adira went to bed early, and she was exhausted that night, so she did not feel the mysterious people entering her house.

At almost midnight, the area around Adira's warehouse is quiet as some people slowly approach her house simply to find a way to get inside. The mysterious men were lucky because the warehouse had a large window that was broken and a person could fit through the hole, but a ladder had to be used to get to that window. The men wearing black face masks found a way into the junkyard at the back of the warehouse, so they used that as the only way they managed to get inside. Slowly, they couldn't create any noise while going inside. They were lucky because Adira was tired, so she didn't feel that someone had entered her house.

The men started to look for Adira, and it wasn't long until a man saw Adira sound asleep and didn't really feel that there was anyone near her. He put yellow medicine in a handkerchief from a small bottle and slowly brought it closer to Adira's face and quickly covered her nose. She woke up immediately and tried to remove the handkerchief from her nose, but she immediately fainted because the medicine she inhaled in the handkerchief was too strong, so she gradually lost consciousness.

A man entered when Adira was unconscious. "You're done?" he asked of the man who put the medicine in the handkerchief.

"Yes, pick her up so we can leave right away because the place we will take her is still far away."

The man immediately followed and picked up Adira, as if it was a dress that was just slung over his shoulder. They immediately left until the medicine had an effect because they would have to travel a long way before going to the person who ordered Adira to be taken.

The sun was rising, and Adira was slowly waking up. She felt like she had been sleeping for a long time.

I slowly got up and closed my eyes a few more times to finally keep my eyes open, but I stopped and frowned at what I saw inside my room because it was a big room, the size of the bed, and there were beautiful things on display in the open cabinet. I looked up and saw the big chandelier on the ceiling. I also noticed that there was a thin cloth hanging on the bed, because the right side of it was tied, so I  could see the things inside the room clearly.

I frowned. "Am I still asleep so why this is what i see right now? This is not what my room in my house  looks like?" I gently slapped myself several times because maybe I was still asleep and I needed to wake up, but when I opened my eyes again, I still saw the same thing, so I immediately got up and got ready to leave that room but suddenly an elderly man entered through the door.

"You're awake, young lady. Come with me to answer your questions. I know you're wondering what you're seeing right now. "

I frowned. "Where am I? Why am I here? All I know is that I'm at home and went to bed early, but why when I wake up am I already in another house? "

The old man opened the door more and waited for me to go outside. "You'll find out if you come with me, but before that, do you want to eat? Are you hungry?"

I shook my head a few times, and my face became serious. "Let's go to where you take me, so I can get out of here."

"If that's what you want, follow me."

He started walking, so I followed, and I was really surprised at what I was seeing, even in the hallway we were passing. We stopped at a big door, and there were two soldiers guarding it. They were wearing the same clothes as the one I was talking to earlier, but the design was different. I suspect that the one I was talking to had a higher position. Two soldiers opened the door for us, and we entered another big room that looked like an office.

"She's here," said the old man.

The chair that I can see is not facing us, so I can't see who the person is in the seat yet. "You can go out, general," said a male voice that was still not facing them.

"I am only on the outside, my highness, if you have any orders." The old man turned to face the door, but first he looked at me and bowed his head a little. When he came out, I was stunned at the call of the voice of the man in the chair to the old man came out. "General?" I said, confused, and looked again at the chair that was still turned back at me.

I waited for a few minutes before that person slowly turned the chair and faced me. I saw an old man, but he was dressed differently. He looked more like a king. My eyes moved to the top of his head because he was wearing a crown.

"Good morning, young lady. How was your sleep? Did it go well? "

I didn't answer, but he stared at me. "It looks like you're still wondering and wanting to know what's going on right now. Take a seat because we have something to talk about. "

I slowly walked closer to his table and sat in the chair opposite to him, with only a table in between. "Why am I here?" I immediately asked.

He smiled a little. "I need your help."

I frowned. "What for?"

"Do you accept missions, right?"

"How did you know that?"

He sighed. "I was looking for someone like you, and your name is what people are talking about, so I secretly searched for the gangster whose name is Adira, and then I found you."

"I am not easily found, especially since I'm using something that can't recognize my personality and my face. How do you know who I am?"

"His name is Simon, and he is your partner in missions."

I was stunned. "Then why didn't he tell me that there was a client who wanted to hire my services? Why did I wake up and find myself in this strange house? " My eyes wandered inside that room.

"Now I know, you don't really know who we are and the name of my palace. Do you know that there are palaces that actually stand in a country like ours? "

"No, why?"

"My palace belongs in the place that other countries look up to because of the discipline and peace here."

I suddenly looked at what was in front of me. "Palace, another country?"

He leaned on the chair. "Yes, you are not in your country because you are in my country now."

"How come I'm already in your country? I just slept!" I stood up and gave him an inexplicable look.

"Calm down, young lady."

"No! How can I calm down if when I wake up I'm already in another country and in a palace? Now you tell me to calm down! "

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