Cursing, Clarence ran forward at full speed, trying to keep up with the two men dressed in all black. From their scent, it was easy enough to tell they were sent by the fucking hunter's society. But why the hell would they be anywhere near here?'ALPHA!' Frank's voice boomed, breaking Clarence from his thoughts. 'Where are you?'

Amelia couldn't stop her jaw from dropping in shock at what the woman in front of her was saying. How could a succubus be here and how did she manage to find her? She had kept her identity hidden from the outside world since fleeing the convent, but now it appeared that others knew, and she wasn't as safe as she thought."Don't worry." The woman chuckled, catching onto Amelia's quickly spiraling thoughts. "I have no intention of revealing your secret or hurting you."Fixing her gaze on the woman's, Amelia continued to remain quiet. Why in the world would she even begin to trust this complete stranger? She had no reason to help her.

Clarence watched as Amelia squirmed under his gaze. Something about the way she was reacting left him feeling uncomfortable and immediately put him on edge."Why do you look like you're up for trial?" Clarence asked slowly, attempting to keep his voice neutral."What?" Amelia yelped, her fair skin turning red. "I don't know what you mean."Though she said she didn't know what he meant, Clarence could easily see the woman in front of him attempting to avoid eye contact. Everything about her demeanor and actions screamed that she had something to hide."Is there something you want to tell me?" Clarence continued. He wa

Amelia allowed Clarence to lead her back to the packgrounds in silence. It was clear there was tension between them given the current circumstances, but she tried her best to ignore it. "I've to go speak to Frank about the current situation." Clarence announced the minute they arrived at their quarters. "Why don't you go wash up and try to relax."Without giving Amelia the chance to respond, Clarence bent down and kissed her forehead before quickly disappearing, leaving Amelia totally and utterly alone.Letting out a long breath, she collapsed on the ground clutching her hand that possessed

"No sign of her, sir." Frank announced, stepping into Clarence’s office. "We’ve searched everywhere within a fifty mile radius of the packgrounds.""Clearly, you didn’t search hard enough." Clarence growls, slamming his hands on his desk. "LOOK HARDER!"For the past twenty-four hours, he sat here, staring into oblivion, wondering exactly how it was possible that one woman could suddenly disappear without a trace. Unless someone intentionally made her disappear, but who?After discovering that Amelia was nowhere to be found, he questioned every member of his pack, but no one seemed to know."Yes, sir." Frank saluted before turning and making his way out of the office.Once the man was out of sight, Clarence collapsed against his seat and let out a growl of frustration.‘Natalia,’ his wolf, Griffin, suggested, reminding Clarence of Natalia’s extreme dislike of Amelia.‘We already questioned her.’ Clarence reminded him, though he wasn’t fully sure that Natalia had told the truth. ‘But I