Chapter 13: The Missing Alpha on the Mating Ceremony
(Aria's POV)
"What do you mean, gone?" I repeated, my voice barely above a whisper.
Olivia gripped my hands, her eyes wide with concern. "He received a call and left about thirty minutes ago. No one knows where he went."
My stomach dropped. The ceremonial attendants froze around me, their hands still clutching pins and fabric.
"There must be a mistake," I said, reaching for my phone with trembling fingers. "I'll call him."
The phone rang several times before going to voicemail. I tried again with the same result.
"His phone is off," I whispered, panic rising in my throat.
Olivia dismissed the attendants with a sharp gesture. Once they were gone, she crouched before me, her purple ceremonial dress pooling around her.
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