>>>Xander’s POV<<<
Zabella had been missing for three days now, and me and dad seemed like the only ones who gave a s**t. Mom had been happier than usual, even continued her birthday party without her as if it was something to celebrate, but something was up. Mom had been acting weird and secretive, and kept her mind-link off, and dad had stopped talking to her and was sulking in his office. There was definitely something going on, and I needed to find out what it was, even if it meant mom was involved.
She didn’t even notice me as she snuck out in the middle of the night, and I followed her deep into the forest for over an hour. We were almost to the neighboring pack’s territory, and I hid behind a group of huge boulders when I saw another figure meeting with her. My
