Chaos erupted as Aurora's absence was discovered. Elias roared with fury, sending warriors to search the territory while Eli organized a strategy meeting inside.
Rosie stood apart from the commotion, staring at the cell where their prisoner had been kept. The door hung open, empty. Marcus was gone too.
"Traitor," she whispered, her fists clenching at her sides. Of course he'd escape when everyone was distracted. That's what he always did—run when things got hard.
"Rosie!" Tina rushed over, her face pale with worry. "Elias needs everyone in the main hall now. We think Aurora's been taken."
In the main hall, Elias paced like a caged animal, his eyes wild with fear and rage.
"They couldn't have gone far," Eli was saying. "The pack bonds would have alerted us if she'd been taken off our territory."
"Unless they're blocking the bonds somehow," Tina suggested.
Elias snarled, slamming his fist against the wall. "I should have been with her!"
