The moment I stepped back into the summit hall, I knew something was wrong.
The air had shifted. It wasn’t just the absence of her scent—it was the silence, too measured, too careful.
Bella was gone.
I scanned the room. No silver hair. No violet eyes.
No her.
At first, I waited for a heartbeat—then another. My breath stilled in my chest.
Nothing.
“Where is she?” I asked, too quietly.
No one answered.
“Where the f**k is she?” I roared, my voice cracking through the hall like lightning splitting the sky.
The entire summit jolted.
Lords and alphas stepped back. Omegas ducked their heads. Even the warriors flinched. Power rolled off me in waves—uncontrolled, seething.
“She was just here, Alpha—she said she needed air—”
“I saw her go out—only a minute ago—”
“Maybe she left—”
Thei
