LUCIAN No. Saying I am royally f****d is an understatement. Where the hell is Tobias? As if summoned by my thoughts, a knock echoed through the room. Then came the familiar sound of measured footsteps. Tobias. He walked in, assuming a casual posture, but the temperature in the room dipped noticeably. Something was wrong. “Alpha.” His voice carried a tone that made my stomach fall. When I finally met his gaze, the grim look on his face didn’t match the unhurried way he moved. I raised an eyebrow. “What?” Tobias didn’t hesitate. “Killian Stormwood is here.” The name barely registered. Killian Stormwood? Who the hell is— I froze. One of Aria’s mates. He’d found her. My gaze dropped to the scattered documents on my desk. For three nights, I hadn’t been able to shake the reality of

