Kaelen stared at the spot where Serena had stood, as if willing her to appear again, but she didn’t. The emptiness gnawed at him. Rage flooded his chest, hot and uncontrollable, and his gaze snapped to Naya, who looked just as stunned by what had happened.
“Get out of my sight!” he roared, his voice echoing through the grounds.
Naya flinched and ran, terrified he might kill her on the spot, she felt at fault for what had happened and knew what the Trueblood was capable of when enraged, and now his mate had vanished into thin air. No matter how often he denied caring about the human, Serena’s disappearance would torment him.
Lyssara’s eyes widened. With everyone distracted, she slipped quietly through the crowd and vanished, using the chaos to her advantage.
“Thayne! Search for her and
