Chapter 69: An Unexpected Emergency
(Lucian's POV)
I gripped my phone tightly, glaring at the screen as Elara's call went straight to voicemail for the fifth time. My patience was wearing thin. The hospital proposal revisions were due tonight, and she wasn't answering.
"Perhaps she's busy with her potential mate," Kane suggested from the driver's seat, his voice careful.
My wolf bristled at the comment. After waiting outside her mother's pack house for nearly two hours, my Alpha instincts had reached their limit.
"Wait here," I ordered, exiting the SUV with a decisive slam of the door.
The modest pack house stood quiet in the evening light. No lights in the front windows. No sounds of conversation. My earlier irritation gave way to a faint uneasiness.
I knocked firmly on the
