Liya's POV
The pounding of my heart filled my ears, my body filling up with so much trepidation that I could barely breathe properly. Connor yelled out my name as I ran through the cold night air to get to my mother, but not once did I stop. My feet bounded through the forests, tears filling my eyes as I wondered what had happened to my mother.
Please protect her, I continued to pray silently to the moon goddess as I ran. Despite the cold air slapping against my face, my palms grew sweaty.
"Where is she?!" I demanded of the warriors in my mother's tent when I arrived and could not find her.
"The pack doctor had her brought in–"
Without waiting to hear more, my legs carried me as I rushed over to the medic at lightning speed, pushing the door open without bothering to knock.
"Mother!
