Ryder’s POV

When I arrived at Silverlight territory with my Beta, my first destination was the cramped, run-down room that Amelia had been kept in near the safehouse. But after combing through the entire safehouse and the nearby rooms—even the servants’ quarters—I didn’t find her.

The right thing to do at that point would’ve been to summon Jasper and have him lead me to her. But something in my gut told me not to. So instead, I shifted my search toward the main packhouse, where the ...