The bond doesn’t reconnect.
Not after the laughter.
Not after Samantha’s terrified warning.
One second—
Jack could feel her.
Hear her.
Almost touch her through the mate bond.
The next—
Nothing.
The silence that follows is unbearable.
Jack nearly crushes the necklace in his fist.
“Sam?”
No answer.
“SAMANTHA.”
Still nothing.
The entire war room feels the shift instantly.
The air changes.
Jack’s Alpha aura bursts violently across the room, shaking walls and rattling windows.
Pure panic hidden beneath fury.
Dean steps forward carefully.
“Jack—”
“Find her.”
His voice is deadly quiet.
Felix exhales slowly.
“We’re trying—”
“I said FIND HER.”
The roar shakes the room.
Several younger wolves outside immediately lower themselves submissively.
Then—
Silence.
Heavy breath
