DAPHNE
The morning sun filters softly through the window, casting warm golden streaks across my room. I sit at the edge of my dressing table, slowly brushing through my hair, letting the quiet moments settle around me. Ezekiel said we're going to Emerald City today.
The name alone stirs something deep inside me, a strange blend of nostalgia and bitterness. It's the place I once called home after choosing to live among humans. I thought I belonged there. I thought I was safe. But everything shifted the moment I agreed to marry the Alpha, convinced he had something to do with Natalie's disappearance.
Natalie... He still hasn't found her.
For all his bravado and talk about being able to track anyone down, even if they were hiding under the sun, he's come up with nothing. Obnoxious jerk.
