Miranda was about to head out to get groceries for dinner.
She felt a little embarrassed to live under Caspian's protection in his house and decided to buy groceries to make a healthy meal for Willow.
Caspian had already advised everyone not to leave the house if there was nothing important.
But Miranda decided to slip out as she couldn't just stay around doing nothing any longer.
She believed it would be fine if she went to a crowded place in broad daylight.
Right after Miranda left the house, two men from Skyarch Palace already had their sights on her.
They never tried to capture their target inside Riverside Villa directly as they knew that Caspian and Tom would make it way too difficult for them to do their job.
They had been lurking around the house and patiently waited for an opportunity to arise.
Just as they were deeply anxious about not being able to finish their task, their prey had willingly served itself up to them.
Miranda hummed a little tune on the way to the farmers' market when two men appeared from the nearby bushes.
She immediately shouted for help but was quickly silenced by one of the men covering her mouth. The two men then forcefully brought her back into the bushes.
Miranda had already lost consciousness before she could even try to struggle.
The Skyarch Palace men immediately moved the unconscious Miranda into their car.
They then assigned some men to stay behind to continue monitoring Riverside Villa.
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Half an hour later, Tom went to look for Miranda for a chat, only to realize that she was not in the house.
He began to panic as he went out of the house to look for her.
The thought of Miranda being kidnapped had yet crossed his mind.
Tom continued to look around the house until a sharp knife flew out from the woods.
His expression soured as he took a few steps back.
The sharp knife flew straight into a nearby tree.
Tom looked over to the direction the knife had come from and noticed a silhouette making its escape.
He didn't chase after the silhouette as he saw that there was a letter attached to the knife.
Tom took down the knife and opened the letter.
"Your woman is currently in our hands. If you wish for her to live another day, bring the Black Moon Technique Scroll to Lunar Lake in the east of the city in exchange for her life!
"Don't try to let anyone else know about this. We'll kill Miranda right away if we see that you're not coming alone, no questions asked."
Tom was trembling with anger after reading the letter.
He realized that Miranda had been kidnapped by the Skyarch Palace men.
He couldn't believe that they would stoop so low as to kidnap an innocent woman to acquire the Black Moon Technique Scroll.
Tom was left in a daze. He had already fallen in love with Miranda when she provided him warmth when he needed it the most. So, now, he would be there to rescue her when she needed him the most.
However, the Black Moon Technique Scroll was also very precious to him. If Raging Blade were to get their hands on the scroll, it would prove disastrous for the entirety of Diatoran.
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