Tobi’s POV
The constant stalking, the endless retracing of steps, the nightly walks through this cursed town—it was driving me insane.
Oscar had refused to let me join him on most of his surveillance runs since the day we tracked their scent to the schoolyard. I pretended not to care, but the truth was I did. Every cell in my body itched with the need to do something, to find her. But Oscar preferred strategy, while I wanted blood.
So, I went back to basics. I roamed Lenweil like a man possessed, hunting for her the only way I knew how—by scent. I knew every inch of this town now. I’d trespassed into shops, restaurants, abandoned buildings, even people’s gardens. I didn’t care. I wasn’t here to steal. I wasn’t here to hurt.
Unless I found the ones who took her. Then I’d become everyth
