“I can’t find her,” the Alpha repeated between his teeth.
A memory flashed through his mind—the strange disturbance he’d felt earlier, the sudden ripple in the pack bond, the chaos at the ceremony.
His eyes widened.
“No,” he whispered. “Impossible…”
But deep down, he already knew.
The Alpha straightened, power flooding the room as his aura surged outward like a shockwave.
“All pack members,” he mind-linked, his voice booming through every connected mind, “this is an Alpha command.
Find Iva.
Now.
I need to speak to her urgently.”
Nick stood frozen, his chest hollow, the emptiness inside him throbbing painfully.
For the first time, the thought struck him with terrifying clarity—
What if she was telling the truth?
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Hours passed, heavy and merciless, grinding down everyone’s ne
