Before coming to this place, only one thought consumed Alpha Marcus: Julia was his mate, and she could not leave him.
On the day of the Luna ceremony, Marcus had mobilized the pack's enforcers to scour Joravia Town, turning the royal pack upside down in search of her. Yet, no trace of Julia could be found.
His heart raced with panic until he spotted a small, unassuming bundle left by the side door of Silkshade Palace's secondary chamber.
Only then did it dawn on him—she might no longer be in his world.
When he tried to follow her through that door, it led only to the palace's back courtyard, no different from any ordinary hidden passage.
From that moment, Marcus ordered a lockdown of every suspicious site in Joravia Town, combing through them meticulously.
Still, there was no sign of
