Richard’s POV
I was losing my goddamn mind.
Two whole years.
Two years since the Alphas broke into my house and stole Gemma from me, and not a single day had passed where I hadn’t thought about finding her again.
At first, I thought she would come crawling back.
I thought she would realize the world was cruel and dangerous and that I was the only one willing to protect her.
But she never came back.
Instead, she disappeared without a trace, leaving me to deal with the humiliation alone.
The worst part?
The Alphas lost her too.
I still remembered the fury burning through me the day I stormed into the pack house after they took her. I could barely see straight when I walked through those doors.
“Where is Gemma?” I demanded the second I saw them. “I’ll pay you if you hand her over.
