Kade's POV Luna Celestine stood in the grand hall of the pack house, her grey eyes sharp as winter frost. The air was thick with tension, the weight of Ara’s absence pressing down on us. "It’s been more than a week. No news of Ara. Only if I were there to help!" Amara said, her voice strained. Her fingers curled into fists at her sides, nails biting into her palms. I clenched my jaw. That was right! I was weak. I let him take her away. "Yeah. As if she vanished into thin air," my voice was rough, raw with frustration. "Her scent was haphazard after one point— like she was dragged, then carried. We scoured the woods near Carsten. Nothing." Guilt filled in my heart. I promised to protect her, to take care of her but I'd failed her instead. She was taken by a monster. What did he w