Bell stood at the edge of the tree line, calling Ruxs name until his throat was raw, but his mate never answered back.
He didn’t know how long he’d stood there staring at the burned foliage and singed tree trunks where Ruxs had once been. A blazing path lit the way he’d gone, but the heat was so consuming that no one could follow. What in all the gods was that? What just happened?
“Bell. Come back inside. You shouldn’t follow Ruxs for now, the heat left by Ruxs is something even magic can erase,” Ren said softly. “And I think you might want to talk with Xavier, first.”
The sound of the Alpha King's name had Bell spinning and glaring in his direction. Why had he run off his first beta that way? How dare none of them step in and intervene before the situation got out of control. Actu
