The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen) novel Chapter 1041

After hacking through a network of surveillance systems with the help of ten ace programmers, Lysander had finally traced the thunderous noise that had set him on this frantic chase to Starhaven Airport.

He descended upon the airport with his crew, urgency etched in every line of their bodies as they scanned the throngs of travelers with relentless precision.

The airport buzzed with tension as Lysander's team moved through the crowds. Their presence cast a shadow of unease over the passengers. In a mere ten minutes, they had vetted every transient, yet there was no sign of Thalassa or the children.

Lysander's chiseled features were set in a mask of icy determination. The heat of his anger simmering beneath the surface, threatening to erupt like a volcano and consume everything in its path.

"Check all the flights that took off in the last twenty minutes!" he commanded coldly.

The information came back quickly.

Three planes had departed in that critical window; one headed to Merid Country, another to Yonder Country, and the last one to Weston Country.

"Contact the pilots. Instruct them to be on the lookout for any passengers traveling with quadruplets and report back immediately!" Lysander ordered.

David acknowledged the command and hurried off to make it happen.

Meanwhile, high above the grounded chaos, Thalassa gazed out the airplane window and basked in the unfamiliar sensation of relief. She was finally free, free to live a simple and liberated life away from it all.

The children had only ever known the steady chug of a train as their most advanced form of travel.

The plane ride had been a delight, but now, soaring even higher in a commercial jet, they were completely entranced by the new and astonishing view.

Eager little faces jostled for a peek out the window, marveling at the clouds and the blue sky they were used to admiring from below. Now, they were flying above them, looking down upon fluffy white landscapes as though they were walking on air.