26. Missing Mate

Dante's POV

It’d been over twenty-four hours since my mate got missing. I subjected everyone in the kingdom to a compulsory search but they all kept bringing back the same result I didn’t want to accept, “We didn’t find her.” It made me even more depressed than I ever was. I barely got out from her room. It wasn’t the best way to fix the situation, I knew. A strong leader like me wasn’t expected to sulk around but I couldn’t help it. Was I not enough? Did I do something wrong? Was I too forward with the intimacy? But she initiated it. I couldn’t wrap my head around the reason for her departure. I was ready to clear her doubts regardless of whatever it might be but the fear of receiving another rejection delayed my next move—going to her pack.

“My King, you’ve been indoor for too long. This is not a healthy lifestyle. You need people around you in times like this,” Tyler said as he entered my room, kicking empty bottles on his path as he rolled the curtain open. I protested, turning o