Back in the Night Villa….
The sound of a shattered goblet echoed off the marble walls of the great hall. A thick silence followed.
Ryker stood at the center of the chaos, eyes blazing, chest heaving. Servants and guards scattered like leaves before a storm. No one dared speak. No one dared breathe.
“She’s gone?!” Ryker roared. “HOW?!”
Chase stepped forward slowly. “We don’t know how yet, Alpha. But we’re searching…”
“Not good enough!” Ryker thundered, slamming his fist against the long table. Wood cracked under the force. “She was in chains! LOCKED beneath stone and steel! Who let her out?! Who was on duty?!”
The guards at the perimeter bowed, trembling. One dared to speak. “S-She vanished from the dungeon. The locks were broken. No scent trail. No sounds. It was like… like she just
