~Breaking Patterns~

LUCAN

I started the morning with a plan. I was going to secure the northern side of the territory and finally figure out why Kian’s scent kept returning there. Every time we traced it, the trail cut off in the same place, like someone erased it on purpose.

But the moment I powered up the new tracking system, the screen blinked twice and shut off.

I stared at it, frustrated. “Great. Another device dead.”

Ivy looked up from the desk nearby. “That’s the fourth ...