Kaius knew something was wrong the moment he stepped onto the training grounds that morning. The air was crisp, the sky still tinged with the soft colors of dawn, but something felt off. His body moved through the motions of warm-up exercises, yet his mind was elsewhere, his senses stretching, searching, reaching for something… or rather, someone.
Then it hit him.
Dhalia was missing.
His entire body locked up, his heart slamming against his ribs as a sharp wave of unease crashed over him.
Where is she? Zeus, his wolf, growled inside his mind, pacing with agitation. She should be here. Something’s wrong.
Kaius scanned the training field once again, searching for even a hint of her—her white-blonde hair, her piercing eyes, the way she always carried herself with such quiet determinatio
