Klaus’s POV Panic settled deep in my chest, tightening like a vice. Amanda was trying to isolate Aria. But why? Orion’s face was grim as he handed me his phone, the message from Amara glowing on the screen. I didn’t need to read it twice to understand the weight of the situation. Aria was in danger, and I was half a world away. My first instinct was to get back immediately. But the jet I arrived in had already left. My pilot had other scheduled flights and had returned to Onyx Pack as soon as he finished refueling. I clenched my fists. I needed another way home. Orion was already on it, his phone in hand as he searched for the fastest commercial flight available. Meanwhile, I had to deal with Alpha Rudolph. I was still at the Severein Pack’s castle, waiting for him to finish his

