Asher entered their room, expecting to find Bella unpacking or resting after their trip. Instead, it was eerily quiet. The open suitcase lay on the bed, untouched, and Bella was nowhere to be seen. A flicker of unease settled in his chest.
“Bells, where are you?” he mind-linked her, his voice laced with concern.
Silence.
He tried again, his voice sharper this time. “Bella? Can you hear me?”
Still nothing. Her mind block was up.
A heavy sense of tension gripped him as he switched to another link. “Mom… do you know where Bella is?”
His mother’s voice responded calmly. “Come to the training ground, Asher.”
That didn’t ease his worry. “What’s happening?” he pressed.
“You’ll see when you reach here,” came Lora’s cryptic reply.
Without wasting another second, Asher rushed out o
