ALPHA Elias’s POV
I launched myself into a full sprint toward the North side of the territory, pushing my legs harder than ever. The trees blurred past me, my sole focus on reaching where my warrior said he'd seen Lyra. The others quickly fell behind, their footsteps fading. But I couldn’t slow down—I had one goal, and nothing else mattered. I had to get to her. The warrior who contacted me hadn’t told me what condition Lyra was in—not a word, not even a hint if she was alive. That terrified me.
He didn’t say if she was breathing or already gone. For all I knew, he’d found her lifeless and was too shaken to speak it aloud. There was something off in his voice—uncertainty and hollowness, as if he’d seen more than just her. My heart hammered, each beat echoing panic. My mind kept conjuring
