Hunter’s POV
The rain hadn't let up for hours.
It poured from the sky like a curse, cold and relentless, soaking the pack lands and flooding the forest trails that stretched beyond Crescent High. Thunder rolled in the distance as I ran down the mansion steps, already drenched, the cold biting into my skin—but I didn’t care.
Jade was out there.
Hurt.
Alone.
And I had no idea where to find her.
Behind me, the courtyard burst into motion. Patrol teams gathered under the cover of the trees, wolves shifting, scouts organizing, and Caleb barking orders with a precision I couldn't manage right now. My thoughts were too loud, too full of her.
The moment that pain ripped through me back in the house, I knew something was wrong. Not just emotionally—physically. It had been raw, blinding. The
