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    I ran a hand through my hair, the urgency growing. “My mate…she is half–witch and she needed help. Someone from that coven contacted us for help, but then, she vanished with my mate. I think the coven is dangerous. They’re after something, and I think it’s her.”

    Alpha Jackson didn’t answer right away. He just stared at me, his lips pressed into a thin line. “You have my permission to search our territory,” he said, his voice low. But I could tell he wasn’t at ease. “But first, you must follow me,” he added, turning abruptly. I have something to show you.”

    Everyone behind me exchanged looks, but we all followed. As we walked through the pack’s territory, the usual sounds–the chirping of birds, the rustle of leaves–felt strangely muted, as if the air itself had thickened. The pack members we passed seemed on edge, watching us closely, their eyes flickering with unease. I could feel their eyes on us, their tension palpable.

    Caroline stepped up beside me, her face tight with worry. “Something strange is going on here, Caleb,” she muttered, her voice low. “I can feel it.”

    I nced over at her, my frustration mounting. “What do you mean? Can you feel her? Can you feel Aurora?” I asked desperately.

    Caroline shook her head, her expression grim. “No… her mind has been quiet since this morning. I thought maybe I could sense her, but nothing. It’s like she’s vanished.”

    We fell into silence as we entered the packhouse. The atmosphere was heavy, thick with something I couldn’t ce. Everyone moved quickly, but no one spoke. Something was off. Something was very wrong.

    Alpha Jackson led us to a room at the back of the house, his face unreadable. “What is it, Alpha Jackson? I demanded, my heart racing as I followed him into the room.

    He stopped and turned to face us, his eyes dark with something unspoken. “It’s not just bthe /bLunar Coven,” he said quietly. “There’s something else at y here… something deeper.” He paused, his voice loweringb. /b“And I think it’s been around for a lot longer than we’ve realized.”

    I didn’t know if this was a good sign or a bad one. I had no idea what to think, or even how to reactb, /bbut walking into the living room, the first thing I saw was her. The girl. No older than thirteen or fourteen, her silver hair almost glowing under the dim lights. She was sitting there, a trembling mess, shaking so violently that it was hard not to feel her fear in the air.

    Several women in the pack surrounded her, trying tofort her, their voices lowb, /bbut she was too far goneb. /bHer wide eyes, filled with terror, kept darting around like she was waiting for something else to happen.

    Alpha Camden stepped forward, his voice calm but demanding as always, breaking the silence that had settled in the room. “Jackson, who is this?”

    Jackson, who’d been standing near the edge of the group, looking just, as uneasy as the rest of us, nced at the girl before turning back to my father. His words came out clipped, but they carried the weight of something I couldn’t ce. “She’s one of the witches of the Lunar coven, And… she’s the only one left.”

    The air seemed to freeze. The only survivor? That was bad. That was really bad, I could feel my gut twist as I looked back at the girl, het eyes too empty for someone so young What kind of destruction had she seen? What had she been through? It didn’t take a genius to know that if she was the only one left, the rest of her coven wasn’t just gone–they were wiped out.

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