One day had passed since Thayer and Gaian had left. I stood in the doorway to my bedroom, watching Calder sleep soundly for the first time in what must’ve been almost half a decade now. His eyes were shut softly, his lips parted.
“Hate to interrupt, but you’re going to want to hear this,” Darius said, grabbing my arm and tugging me out the door. Instead of shutting the door and speaking to me in the pack house, he continued to the back door. “One of our warriors caught the scent of Hellana’s baby.”
My eyes widened. “Wh-what? Are you serious?”
“If we hurry, we might be able to find her. She’s closer than expected.”
“But it’s been a few days since she was taken,” I said, furrowing my brows and trying to make sense of this. “My father’s men should’ve taken her back to his estate by now. W
