~ CAIN ~
I’ve spent months chasing shadows—visiting packs, joining hunts, sniffing out every possible trail—all in the hope that I’d catch the faintest whiff of her.
My mate.
My wolf would know her scent the moment we found it, or so I believed. But there's been nothing. Not even a trace. And now I’m starting to question everything.
Maybe I’m losing it.
Maybe my wolf is wrong.
Maybe all that’s waiting for me here is an empty, pointless existence.
“I ain’t saying s**t until I see my reward,” the vampire spits, snapping me out of my spiral. “You got the money?”
I lift my gaze and lock it on the smug bastard. The rogue’s sneer oozes confidence. He’s not afraid of me, and honestly, I can’t blame him. I haven’t exactly been the most composed lately. My mind’s been wrecked by thoughts
