Aries POV
It’s been two days.
Two long, agonizing days with no word about Rex.
Sleeping in our room with her scent wrapped around me like a ghost was a special kind of torture. So I’ve been buried in my office—digging, reaching, clawing through every possible lead. Every passing hour stole hope from her chances of survival, and I refused to waste a second.
The Men of the Shadows came and left without answers. They spoke cryptically, like they always did:
> "The shadows cannot freely reveal those hidden in it."
Useless. Unless their riddles led me to Rex, they meant nothing.
Storming the Blue Crescent Pack was already set in motion. Now, I just needed firepower. Allies—strong ones.
We couldn’t wait to send Maron off. The body couldn’t be kept any longer. And though grief still cl
