_Kayden's POV_

I was in my study, staring out the window at the dark forest beyond the pack’s territory. My mind was racing. The guards had searched every corner of the forest, the caves, and even the surrounding areas, yet there was no sign of Leah. How could this be? If she was dead, they should have found her body by now. But she had simply vanished as if the earth had swallowed her whole.

It didn’t make sense. Leah couldn’t just disappear. Not like this. And if she was still alive, ...