/-Bennett-/ I returned after a long run to clear my head and headed upstairs. Kehlani was not in the room. I immediately had a bad feeling about it. I checked the other rooms she could possibly be but she wasn't there. "Kehlani?" I yelled, descending the stairs. One of the guards walked to me. "She said she was going for a stroll, Alpha," he informed me and it heightened my suspicion. "How long ago was that?" I demanded. "About twelve hours ago, Alpha," he answered. Twelve hours?! "And you didn't think something was off? Of what use are you to me if you can't protect my mate or at least call me when something is wrong?" I barked and he fell on his knees. "Forgive me, Alpha," he pleaded. "Forgive you? You had better pray that nothing happens to you because if there is even

