''What do you mean she's missing?" Nicolai demanded, his voice laced with concern. "How can she be missing?"

The maid, out of breath, hurried to stand before him. "Alpha, I'm so sorry. I checked on her as you instructed, but she didn't respond to my knock. When I entered her room, she was gone."

Nicolai's eyes narrowed. "What did you do next?"

"We searched everywhere, but she's nowhere to be found," the maid replied, her voice trembling. "That's when we called the beta."

"Don't worry, Nic. ...