Chapter 294: Setback Giselle's

POV

As I continued my display, crying into my hands and letting my shoulders shake with every false sob, I felt a small flicker of satisfaction.

It was working - the sympathy of the pack was turning toward me. I could hear their murmured

reassurances, feel the gentle pats on my back and shoulders as they tried to comfort me.

"It's okay, Luna. We'll find him. The warriors are searching."

"He's a strong boy, Luna, just like his father. He'll be all right."

Their words were fuel, encouraging me to keep playing my part. My tears flowed even harder, my voice breaking as I whispered,

"He's just a child... what if the rogues... what if-" I let my voice trail off, turning my face away as if I couldn't bear to finish the thought.

Then, amidst the chaos of the crowd, I heard another voice rise above the anxious murmurs - a voice that cut through the noise like a knife.

It was Vanessa, her tone sharp with rising panic. "Wait - has anyone seen Hazel?"

in the air was immediate. Heads turned, eyes widening with fresh alarm as people began to murmur again, this time with a different

confusion passed through the gathered pack members,

been centered on Ryker only moments ago now divided, doubling the sense

as she scanned the faces around her. "I don't see her! Hazel... she was just here a moment ago.

in her voice, as if

own panic, my breath

she wrung her hands together, the way her voice strained and broke as she called out

fear was raw, unpolished, and real, unlike the performance I'd

in. And then, like a crack in a

be missing right now is

my hands from my face, the sobs cutting off mid-breath as I turned sharply, scanning the crowd

moment, my mask slipped entirely,

you mean,

my lips, sharper than I intended, barely above a whisper, as if the words themselves might

something fragile within matter

darting over the faces of the pack members, searching for any sign of my daughter. "No,

chaos, I noticed an Omega hurrying toward me, his expression tight

crowd, reaching my side with a

performance of grief, but my eyes

barely a whisper as

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