Ash POV My brothers and I had been buried in the office trying to track the vampires' movements. Ares had stepped out earlier and never came back. No surprise there. Not that I could talk. Adonis and I had been so consumed with all of this that we had barely spent any time with Bella, and I knew she thought we were ignoring her. That sat heavy on me. My attention pulled back to the call. "The vampires are now slaughtering small packs looking for information," our dad Ethan told us. "How far away is the closest activity from here?" I asked. "About a hundred miles out, but they will be working their way toward you. We will be home soon, but I suggest you start preparing the pack. A few of the vampires we captured say they have close to five thousand strong, and more are joining each da

