Fated To Not Just One, But Three

Chapter 438

Chapter 438: Exchange

Lord Frederick’s POV

"Nothing yet?" I spat, my angry voice echoing all over the room. The investigator flinched, his head bowed, his heartbeat loud in my ears.

"We tracked the SUV to the forest’s edge, my lord," he stammered, "but the signal was jammed. Whoever took her knew what they were doing. They—"

"Enough!"

My snarl echoed through the command room, rattling the monitors on the wall. I slammed my fist against the table, splitting the wood clean in half. The men around me froze. No one dared to breathe.

I paced back and forth, my claws threatening to burst through my skin. Rage burned through every inch of me. "She was right outside the gates," I hissed. "Six men. Six! And not one of you managed to stop them?"

"My lord—" one of the guards began.

"Get out!" I roared, my fangs flashing. The guard scrambled away, tripping over his own boots as he fled.

The room fell silent again, except for the furious pounding of my heart. I gripped the edge of the table, my breath heavy. My control was slipping away.

I closed my eyes, trying to focus, but all I saw was her. Selene. Her voice. Her scent. Her eyes the moment she told me to let her go.

And now she was gone. Taken. And if the vampires truly had her, then she wouldn’t last long. They wouldn’t just kill her. They would drain her. Slowly. Painfully.

My jaw clenched. I couldn’t let that happen.

"Expand the search radius," I ordered through gritted teeth. "Double the patrols. Every vampire nest within a hundred miles—burn it to the ground if you have to."

lord," someone said quickly before running


dragged a hand through my hair, pacing toward the window. The night outside

my chest tightening painfully. "Don’t fade. Don’t you dare fade

I felt something

the cold glass, my reflection staring back at me: my eyes red, my

can’t die, Selene," I muttered under my breath. "Not before I tell you the

the guard waiting by

"My

snapped, my

He bowed and ran.

every nerve in my body screaming for blood. If anyone laid a hand on her—if she was

almost ignored it until the display flashed. Hidden

A voice came through, but it sounded altered, cartoon-like. The person must have changed the voice so I

For a breath I thought I recognized the cadence—a ghost of a laugh, a tilt


tightened on the phone until my knuckles whitened. "Who is this?" I ground out. Rage made my teeth

voice chuckled, low and humorless. "We’ll make a

chest, bitter and hollow. "You’ll bring her back unharmed?" I asked, though I didn’t want

"Unharmed. We will return her if you hand

frown deepened. "You want Olivia," I repeated slowly. "You want me to hand

When the time is up, we call. If

my voice steady so I wouldn’t show any

I said finally. "You do know who you are up against." The voice made as if to laugh, but it was only

The line went dead.

silence afterward was louder than any

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