Maverick POV
I paced restlessly in the dimly lit hallways of the Alpha floor, my mind consumed with thoughts of my father. What could have driven him to leave without a word? And what did he mean by his cryptic mutterings about awakening and the oracle? The questions swirled around in my mind, taunting me with their elusive answers. As the night wore on, the search parties returned one by one, their faces drawn and weary from hours of fruitless searching. Despite their efforts, there was no sign of my father, no trace of his presence anywhere within our territory. With each passing hour, the sense of urgency grew, gnawing at the edges of my resolve.
"We've searched every inch of the territory, Alpha," one of the trackers reported, his voice heavy with exhaustion. "There's no sign of him
