Ferguson's POV

Something was off about her. The girl we had found in the woods. I didn't know exactly what it was but I could feel it in my bones.

“Karl,” I called through the mind link. “Any news?”

“No, Alpha.”

He had offered to go back out alone. Our search had been cut short by some twist of fate. Sometimes I wondered if being the Alpha was worth it. I had lost a lot. I had lost my Luna, my mate. I couldn't lose my son too. He knew that.

I'd check in with him again in the ...