_Kieran's POV_
The drive back to my pack felt endless. My thoughts were tangled, and my chest felt tight. I gripped the steering wheel so hard that my knuckles turned white. Atlas was restless in my mind. He was pacing, growling and his frustration was merging with my own.
“We need to get her out of there,” Atlas snarled. “Now.”
I exhaled sharply. “And how do you expect me to do that? Just march in and take her?”
“If that’s what it takes,” Atlas growled. “You saw her, Kieran. She was right there, and we left her behind.”
I clenched my jaw. He was right, but I couldn’t have acted recklessly. Lucian had made it clear that Katherine wasn’t leaving. If I had made a move, I would have been outnumbered and outpowered. I needed a plan.
The memory of Lucian’s smug expression burned in my min
