“Why would he take my baby?” Amanda sobbed, clinging onto Eli like he was the only thing keeping her from crumbling to the floor in defeat. Lily didn’t answer because everyone already knew the answer—the Alpha took Bella because of her. The question that remained was what her father had planned for the six-year-old. “I’m so sorry, Amanda. I swear I didn’t know he would do this,” Lily said, tears running down her cheeks in rivulets. The guilt she was feeling was unimaginable. It felt like she would never be able to make up for what Amanda and Eli were going through. "We know you didn't mean for this to happen," Eli assured her, but the unspoken words 'yet it happened anyway' hung in the air after he’d spoken. "We need to find them," Amanda choked out through her tears. "Where would he