CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN: PART TWO A FEW DAYS EARLIER

Stephanie's perspective:

As my father, Brock, and other Alpha representatives scoured the area in search of my sister, a sinking feeling told me it was too late. She'd set out to find Yadiel, likely seeking the truth about their shared bloodline.

Yadiel had previously snatched her, using her as a pawn in a dangerous trade for me—and now, terrifyingly, she had willingly stepped into danger's maw.

We were clueless about his hideout, the very knowledge that Adrian possessed, and the interrogation of him that we had yet to conduct weighed heavily on my mind. Both my sister and Adrian had vanished without a trace, and despite the intense search effort, her increasingly faint scent led nowhere. It was near the boundary of Brock's territory where both she and Adrian's trail disappeared completely.

I had an inkling that Yadiel was employing a witch who shielded their pack from prying eyes. Locating it would be an impossible task without assistance from someone within Yadiel's ranks.

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