Hunter POV
I've been restless since the day Gloria left my territory. Her absence haunts every corner of this house, my heart, and my soul. Even her scent is gone. I’ve barely had a moment to search for her. Things have been chaotic as I tried to put out a dozen small fires in the aftermath of Charlotte’s Luna ceremony. Every time I try to leave to track Gloria down, my mother conveniently invents a new crisis, insisting I accompany Charlotte. She is a grown-ass she-wolf; she doesn’t need me to hold her hand through every problem.
Henry is also pushing me to my limit. When I confronted him about why Gloria was locked in a standard dungeon cell instead of comfortable detainment, the asshole just shifted the blame. He claimed he didn't check on her because he had instructed the guards on w
