I paused at the edge of town, my gaze drifting back toward the treeline. The forest stretched wide, but it wasn’t endless. Not directionless.
There were only so many places she could go.
And there were only so many packs close enough to reach on foot. Only one with the strength—and arrogance—to take her in. One that I knew had a presence in the area just a few short days ago, thanks to the surveillance photos my beta found.
A slow breath filled my lungs as the pieces fell into place.
Crescent Peak.
My mouth curved slightly. That was where she’d gone. Or where she’d been taken.
Either way, she wasn’t staying there.
“Sir.”
I didn’t turn as one of my men approached. “We found tracks heading north. Multiple wolves. They stopped trying to hide it once they got deeper into the woods.”
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