Lysander’s POV “Did you find them?” I asked the moment Declan entered my office. “No, Your Highness.” I slumped back in my chair and rubbed my eyes. “Declan, I’m starting to lose faith in you,” I muttered. “How can you not find them?” “It turns out the wife fled Silverpine after the incident.” “She did? How come no one mentioned that to me?” “I guess the pack considered it a blessing and didn’t bother to make a fuss about it.” I rubbed my chin, thinking of ways to move things forward. “But someone said she fled without the child.” I felt a spark of life at that—there was still hope, an opportunity to at least seek forgiveness. “Did they say where the child is?” “At the orphanage. I asked the officials to go through their records for any child brought in during that time. They p

