ARES' POV

I slumped into my chair across the table the moment we stepped into my study. Jason dropped down on one of the luxury couches like the weight of the world had been sitting on his shoulders—and honestly, it had.

We had just returned from the woods where we were tracking the beasts and rogues, someone must have sent them. We'd hoped to find a lead, a clue, anything that could connect it to the growing attacks. But just like Siege University, the tracks vanished. Erased. No paws ...