Chapter 420 - 420: Seeking help....

Clarissa

The private jet touched down on White Moon Pack's airstrip, and my stomach lurched as if we'd hit turbulence.

I'd barely slept during the three-hour flight, my mind racing through worst-case scenarios.

As the engines wound down, I gathered my things with hands that trembled slightly despite my efforts to stay calm. Still no word from Lyla. Still no way to reach Ramsey or anyone else in their group.

Through the small window, I could see a convoy of black SUVs waiting near the hangar. White Moon Pack's security was legendary, and seeing them in action should have been reassuring. Instead, it only reminded me of how vulnerable my sister was, wherever she was being held.

The aircraft door opened, and I stepped onto the metal stairs, immediately hit by the mountain air that was noticeably thinner and cooler than what I was used to back home. White Moon territory stretched out before me – rolling hills covered in dense forest, with snow-capped peaks visible in the distance. Under normal circumstances, I might have appreciated the stark beauty of the landscape. Today, it just felt like another barrier between me and finding Lyla.

"Alpha Clarissa."

I looked down to see Ramsey's Beta approaching the base of the stairs; his expression was serious but welcoming.

"Beta," I said, descending the stairs quickly. "Thank you for seeing me on such short notice."

"Of course," he replied, taking my hand in the traditional Alpha greeting. His grip was firm and steady, grounding me in a way I desperately needed. "Though I have to admit, your message was concerning. You sounded..."

"Panicked?" I suggested wryly.

"Yes," he nodded.

I glanced around the airstrip, noting the temporary structures that had been erected near the hangar – command tents with communication equipment, several workstations with multiple screens, and what looked like a small army of technicians bustling between them.

"Given the urgency in your voice," Lenny continued, following my gaze, "I thought it best we handle this here rather than waste time with formal pack protocols. If your concerns require immediate action, we're better positioned to respond quickly from here."

I felt a rush of gratitude for his foresight. "You were right to prepare. Lenny, I think my sister is in serious trouble, and I don't know who else to turn to."

expression grew more serious. "Tell me

stood beside his lead SUV. I started with my failed attempts to unite the southern Alphas, explained my desperate call to Lyla in the early hours of the morning, and detailed every suspicious aspect

sound like himself at all," I said, wrapping my arms around myself as a cold breeze swept across the airstrip. "The responses were too rehearsed. And the phrases he used –

"And when you tried to call

now." I pulled out my phone and showed him the call log – dozens of failed attempts to reach my sister. "Lyla is obsessive about keeping her phone charged and accessible, especially with the pregnancy. She would never

without being prevented from answering," Lenny

account of the second call, the one from Ramsey, and he explained his situation and also said Lyla was in grave danger. "I'm worried, honestly, because

told him. Around us, his team continued their

trying to track his location. Also, if you look around, you'd notice that not only are our warriors here. Warriors from Hollow Kin, too, are currently searching for their leader, who is also with Ramsey. Don't worry, your sister will be found. Once we get the location of the

the largest tent, where several technicians were working at computer stations equipped with multiple monitors

noting my expression, "is having access to technology that most supernatural creatures don't even

of the technicians and

about these southern Alphas who've been giving you trouble? Maybe there's a

found myself grateful for the distraction, though part of me wanted to pace restlessly while waiting for news about Lyla. "They've been

"Anyone who's met you knows you have your father's strength and your own unique perspective on

though his words warmed me more than I'd expected. "They see an uncrowned Alpha playing

"Meaning Lyla?"

think I'm keeping her seat warm until she decides to come back and reclaim Blue Ridge. They don't understand that

she hadn't," Lenny said, "succession doesn't work that

respond, one of the technicians approached us with a tablet in hand. He whispered something to Lenny that made the Beta's expression grow

is it?"

at me carefully. "They've confirmed Ramsey's location. There's a live surveillance feed from the

heart stopped. "Being held? So he really is

we have visual confirmation that he's alive.

felt the world tilt

Clarissa, I need you to understand that what we're dealing with

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