Hades remained still, arms folded as he listened. Milo paced, his voice growing more certain as he pieced the story together.
"At first, it was just a report of a hit-and-run accident," Luca began. "Nothing unusual, right? But I kept digging. The accident happened on the same night Van disappeared, which was already odd. He was supposed to be at his graduation, but instead, he went completely off the grid for two weeks."
Rowan frowned. "And?"
Luca exhaled. "Officially, Van had caught the flu. But he was being treated at home, not in a hospital."
That made them pause.
Clarisse finally spoke. "You're saying it wasn't just the flu."
Milo nodded. "Exactly. If it was really the flu, why stay at home for two weeks? And why would there be almost no medical records from that period? Something wasn't adding up. So I went back to the accident report."
Gavin leaned in. "And?"
Silence settled in the room as everyone paid keen attention.
