Zeph's POV
I'm panicking now with my heart racing as I step outside into the cool night air. The moon is full and bright overhead, casting everything in silver light.
"Kestrel!" I yell, my voice echoing across the empty landscape. "Kestrel, where are you?"
No response…but just the wind and the night sounds.
Find mate, Xander growls in my head, his panic matching mine. Something is wrong. Mate wouldn't leave without telling us.
"I know," I mutter, running my hands through my hair. "I know, fuck."
I circle the cabin, checking the deck, the hot springs pool where we were earlier. There was nothing. No sign of her and no f*****g footprints in the soft earth or a scent trail I can follow in human form.
My mind is racing with worst-case scenarios. What if someone found us? What if her f
