Alec’s POV The trackers had picked up a faint trail to the northwest and as we traced it, it became clear that it led to the Evenstar border. I was beyond furious at Taz and the disgusting vamps. It was easier to be angry than to allow myself to live with the fear that threatened to overtake me. We found the location where Taz had obviously switched over to a vehicle and that killed our chances of tracking him further. I swore furiously and kicked a large rock which shuddered and sheared in half. The trackers were inspecting the gravel lot where the exchange had taken place. “It looks like there was some kind of box here, he likely put her inside and loaded her in like cargo,” the blonde one who’s name I hadn’t stopped to get explained. I shivered at the thought of that brute tying

