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99 Chapter 99

Seraphina’s POV

The convoy moved through the winding mountain roads like a funeral procession, each mile bringing us closer to the unknown horror that might be waiting for us. I sat in the passenger seat of the lead vehicle, my

hands clenched so tightly in my lap that my knuckles had gone white.

“Sera,” came Riley’s voice. “You should try to eat something. It’s been hours since breakfast.”

I glanced at the protein bar she’d placed on the dashboard earlier, my stomach immediately rebelling at the

thought. “I can’t. Not until I know he’s okay.”

“The baby needs—”

“Sorry. I just… I can’t think about anything else right now.”

Through the rearview mirror, I could see the other two vehicles following behind us, filled with some of the

best warriors our pack had to offer.

*Damien?* I tried the mindlink again, sending the thought out with all the desperate hope I could muster.

*Please, if you can hear this, just give me something. Anything.*

The response was the same endless void it had been for days, but I refused to let that discourage me.

Distance. Mountains. Something was blocking our connection, but it was still there. Faint, fragile, but

unbroken.

It had to be unbroken.

“There, Riley said suddenly, her voice tight with concern. “Up ahead. Do you see that?”

I followed her gaze to a spot about fifty yards ahead where something metallic glinted in the afternoon

sunlight. As we drew closer, my heart began to pound with recognition and dread.

It was a piece of military gear. A tactical vest, torn and bloody, discarded beside the road like trash.

car, I said, my voice barely above

I was out of the vehicle before it had come to

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the rest of our team emerged

attention.

as I reached out to touch the dark

reinforced fabric.

a fight here,” I said, rising to my feet with

like someone was

to

rough for vehicles, and we need to be able to

assembled warriors as they began checking their gear

weapons.

I turned to see

“Are you sure about this? I mean, no disrespect, but you’re…

you should coordinate from back here while

dominance to make him

James, but I’m

with towering pine trees that blocked out most of

would have been beautiful under different circumstances.

felt oppressive and threatening, full of shadows that

hiking for nearly two hours, following

had been here before us. The silence was absolute except for our own careful footsteps and the

I told myself as we pushed deeper into the wilderness. *You’re an alpha now. You can handle this. You’ve got the best warriors in the pack with you, and you’ve got abilities that

hurt.*

each step, the knot of fear in my stomach grew tighter. The blood trail was getting fresher, which meant we were gaining on whoever had left it. That should have been encouraging,

with dread.

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drawn. “We’re getting close to

the acrid scent of

rogue wolves, thick and cloying in the

whispered back. “We approach with

underbrush, the smell of smoke grew stronger, mixed with other

that came from bodies that had

without proper care.

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