*River*
I sit in my office, feeling the weight of the world pressing down on my shoulders as I stare at the scattered papers on the desk. My beta, Kellan, leans against the wall, his arms crossed, while two of my most trusted warriors… Aiden and Marcus… fidget in their seats. The air is thick with tension, the kind that comes when something precious has been threatened, and we’re all scrambling to restore order.
“Two days have passed, and we still don’t have a lead,” Kellan grumbles, his frustration palpable. “This wasn’t just a random attack, River. Whoever did this knew what they were doing. They were trying to kill her.”
Aiden nods, his jaw clenched. “We’ve canvassed the area, talked to every pack member who might have seen something, but nothing. It’s like they just vanished into t
