Chapter 96

**Tzalmon Point of View**

Like a madman, I ran out of the bookstore and looked around, bumping into people hardly on my way.

I rounded the whole flee market for nearly three times but I couldn't even see her shadow and what surprised me the most was, after she left the bookstore, I couldn't even sense her.

Although I couldn't sense her as strongly as Azar does, as he was her guardian, she was still my destined other half. I still can sense a bit of her presence and aura.

Coming back to the front of the bookstore, I ran a hand through my hair, messing the neatly combed one. Frustration and depression coursed through me when one minute she was there all smiling and hopping and next, she was like a poof of air.

Goodness, she was this close to me!

She was only few meters away from me!

I walked back into the bookstore and stood by the counter. "Ah sir, you are here. You left your belongings inside the shop." The shopkeeper noticed me and placed my things on the counter table.

"Acacia, do you know her?" I asked with enough command in my voice to be able to get truth from him.

The shopkeeper looked at me with fear and hesitation before he answered me. "She comes here once in a while to buy books, sir." Great. That's good news.

"Good. So where does she live?"

"That, I don't know sir. Except her first name, I don't know much about her." I can tell with one look that he was saying the truth. "Whenever she has a book that needs to be found, she comes here for help. Our store can get books that are hard to find in considerably cheap prices."

She indeed lives in this city! She is a permanent resident here.

"Then about the book she was asking for -?" The shopkeeper looked at me for few moments before answering me.

"She was looking for some Mediterranean style architecture books which are not found that easily these days. She was here a month ago as usual to give a list of books she couldn't find elsewhere and asked me help find them for her."

My guess was right; she was really working in architecture field.

I nodded thoughtfully at him and asked, "So you were able to find them?"

"Not yet sir. However, I will in few days. I've already talked to few of my connections and one of them did have copies of the books she asked for." It's good that my compelling power was still working here.

If it was not for it, I doubt this old man would've given this information to me seeing how he clearly seemed too suspicious of me.

But what I was more glad about was that I have a lead now. No matter how far it was, it was still a considerable lead to find her.

"When will the books she asked for arrive?"

"In a week probably, sir." A week. A week of wait is not bad. At least I know a place she would be at a certain time.

"Will you call her when the books arrive?"

"I don't have her number sir. I asked her to come by next Thursday to collect her books."

I immediately pulled out a small box type pouch from the inner pocket of my jacket and produce my business card from it. Putting it in front of him, I looked at him firmly.

"This is my card, put it somewhere safe. If and when she comes here again, call me to inform. If, unfortunately, I missed meeting her here, I would like you to get her number when she comes here the next time." I ordered.

"Uh, sir - I apologize but I cannot do that sir. She's a good young lady and I cannot give her information to strangers. I cannot inform you of her arrival." I refused with a painful frown. "Don't know why I revealed so much about her suddenly." He mumbled to himself as he shook his head to compose himself.

"I'm not a stranger. I'm her husband." I scowled, passing a glare at him.

"Then please prove it sir. As much as I know, she is single and was never married. But if you could provide some sort of proof to your claims, I shall think about informing her arrival to you."

"Proof?"

"That's right. Your marriage certificate or wedding pictures or household card etc." I have an idea what they are.

I recently came to know that there are several kinds of identification cards that a person own according to their living status.

And one of them was a marriage certificate which every couple get a copy each after registering their marriage with the government.

But how can I have the marriage certificate when we were not legally married here, less back in my kingdom too.

What a mess this situation is! I even need to provide a proof to prove my claim on my own wife.

"I don't have any at hand now but I can assure you that she is really my wife." Although I spoke confidently, I could tell he was not ready to believe me.

"Hmm, I see you don't believe me. Alright, then please tell me for how long do you know her?" I asked again trying to get at least something out him.

"Two and half years." What?

That's impossible!

Not possible at all!

"Are you sure?" I frowned.

"I may be old sir but I'm in this business for decades. I know who my regular customers are well. I'm quite sure I know her for two and half years give and take." I nodded.

I soon got the basket of books I gathered and handed them to the shopkeeper to bill them. After paying for them, I walked out of the bookstore with mix of emotions; some good and some not so.

I did not have any more interest to stroll around and buy anything so I walked to Thunders' quickly to share the news with the others.

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"But Majesty, the lady you saw was really Lady Dawn? Are you certain of it?" I sneered at Gyles for questioning my instincts.

"She is Lady Dawn. Definitely she was." He cleared him throat after having received my glare.

"Azar, hire some men, give send them a copy of her painting and ask them to look out for her in the flea market, especially the bookstore." Azar nodded obediently. "Right, make sure you use hypnosis spell on them. You can use it now, don't you?"

"Yes, I can Majesty. I will have the job done." He right away went off to get the work done, leaving me and Gyles alone.

Once Azar left, Gyles and I fell in moments of silence, each having our own train of thoughts. Suddenly, Gyles looked at me and asked me a question that even I don't have an answer to.

A question that even I was wondering about!

"Isn't it weird how the shopkeeper was able to meet Lady Dawn for the first time two and half years ago? Majesty, how is that possible? Wasn't she -"

"Wasn't she in the kingdom at that time? Yes she was. She only arrived on the island around that time." This was something that baffled me as well.

It is a mystery to all of us.

Only two or three months later she left the kingdom, we came here so it is not possible for her to be here for two and more years.

"There are certainly several variables that took place when she was teleported back here. But what exactly would've happened?" I muttered, thinking over the possible variables.

"Never mind. We will know once we meet her again. While Azar is out to find Eblilis, it is up to both of us to manage Thunders'." He nodded and soon we got back to work.

The staff are already hired and they shall be starting their work from tomorrow. We have a considerable number of people who got their membership cards for Gym so now we have to work on martial arts academy.

Although I was drowned in loads of work, the thoughts of Eblilis never left my mind. On contrary, they are getting disturbing every passing minute.

My first question was how she was able to get away from the bookstore without being seen so quickly.

Also, what exactly happened all the time she returned back to the mortal world and what happened to my son?

Did she see me? Did she hide herself somewhere when she saw me in the bookstore and was that why I was unable to find her?

For some reason, I have a very bad feeling.

To calm my raging mind and heart, I took out one of the books I bought and started to read. You cannot tell what random thing might help you in unknown time. Gather some knowledge and information is not bad for now.

So I took out the topmost book lying in the bundle -

The study of spirits - The field of pneumatology!

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Hello Sweeties,

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