Chapter 21

Terrence recognized the person in the news and used every connection he had to learn her identity. Because the Sainsburys were based abroad and he was still in the country, it took him two weeks to uncover information about Aurora. He recognized her instantly when he saw her in the homecoming celebration photos from the records. That was Thea. Even under a different name, there was no doubt she was the one he had been searching for. Terrence then gathered every resource to locate the Sainsburys' address. As soon as he confirmed it, he took the earliest available flight to Elseria. On the way, he imagined countless times how meeting Thea might go. He expected that, most likely, she would still be too upset to talk to him. But that was alright. Simply seeing her would be enough. After experiencing her "death", he had realized he couldn't live without her. He'd apologize to her sincerely and vow never to be led astray by another woman. Once she forgave him, he would organize an even