~Theo~
I burst through the doors of Storme’s room, my heart pounding with unregistered fear. I pushed my body against the door, throwing it open. The moment my boots hit the floor, I froze. Droplets of blood littered the floor like scattered rubies, leading toward the place where she should have been.
My wolf howled in rage at the gruesome sight. A cold, unnatural chill crawled up my spine, suffocating me in dread.
"Theo, calm down—"
"Storme!" Her name left my lips before I could even think. My voice was rough, desperate. But the room was silent. She wasn’t there.
Fred stepped in behind me, gripping my shoulder. "Theo, you need to calm down."
Calm down?
I turned on him with a glare. "Who did this? Who the hell dared to poison the queen?"
He opened his mouth, but before he could ans
