WILLOW'S POV. We walked back toward the pack house, all of us quiet after the border search. I expected to find Atlas at the training grounds, but when we reached the field he was gone. The place buzzed with training noise, but he wasn’t there. I looked around and then asked one of the nearby warriors where the Alpha had gone. “He left a moment ago,” she said. “Beta Ethan came to get him. Said he had a guest waiting in his office.” I paused, thinking. Should I wait or go see him now? I didn’t want to interrupt anything, but I also needed to report about the tracks. The warrior must have read my face because she offered, “It’s been a while. He might be finished already. I can show you to his office if you want.” I nodded. "Yeah, that'll be nice, thanks." She led me through the hallwa

