And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Hale.

Three days had passed since Ivy had the children, and Damian was pronounced missing. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I stepped into my role as alpha of the pack to ensure everything ran smoothly.

We had gone to the cabin where the seer was Damian supposedly met. It wasn't hard for us to find the location with the information he had left on his desk. However, as soon as we got there, it was clear the woman had been long gone, which was lucky for her, considering I would have torn her to shreds to find my brother.

The disheartening feeling of coming home empty-handed wasn't something I wanted to do again. The look in Ivy's eyes when she threw open the front door only to find that Damian wasn't with us... it haunted my mind.

"Have there been any recent signs?" I asked Talon, who walked through the office door looking grimmer than he had the day before.

"No, but I do have patrols watching the borders expecting the worst if it comes to it. We have to find Damian. Have you seen the state that Ivy is in?"

the state

of food or get the right amount of rest, and every time we tried to force her to do it, she would

a hole through my heart, knowing there was nothing I could do right now to help Ivy. We knew who had done it. We knew the Council had Damian, but without proof,

smile when she's with the twins. She is happy and content one minute, and

same things I did in his mind. "What do you want

to help her. I was just at a loss for how to do that. It was hard trying

shook my head. "There's been nothing that's been brought to

surely come by now. The only thing I can think of

the Council was actually on our side. They weren't pleased by the outburst that had happened the day we were all