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?"

eyes widening with fresh alarm as people began to

through the gathered pack

had been centered on Ryker only moments ago now divided, doubling the sense of unease in

faces around her. "I don't see her! Hazel... she was just here a moment ago. Has anyone seen her?" Her voice wavered, breaking slightly, but she wasn't

but she kept a thread of control in her voice, as

through a haze of my own panic, my breath catching

hands together, the way her voice strained and

fear was raw, unpolished, and real,

myself frozen, staring at her as if the reality of the situation hadn't quite sunk in. And then, like a crack in a dam, the realization hit me. My tears abruptly

person who should be missing right

face, the sobs cutting off mid-breath as I turned sharply, scanning the crowd with a sense of

for a moment, my mask slipped entirely, leaving only the raw panic that

you mean,

question slipped from my lips, sharper than I intended, barely

something fragile within matter

pack members, searching for any sign of my daughter. "No,

I noticed an Omega

crowd, reaching my side with a quick, nervous glance at the

to slow, keeping up my performance of grief, but my eyes sharpened as I waited for him

a whisper as he spoke

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