POV: SAINT "What? When did this happen?" I asked, quickening my pace down the stairs. How could she be missing? "Last night," he replied, his voice tense. "I only noticed it this morning when I saw that some of her things were gone. I never thought she would run away like this." "Run away? Why would she want to do that?" Jackson asked, frowning deeply. "She mentioned wanting to visit a friend in another pack, and I initially agreed. But when I saw the plane tickets, I started to doubt it was just a casual visit. So I confronted her, and she claimed her friend had moved to another country. I didn't believe her, so I guess that's why she felt the need to run away." That explanation didn’t sit right with me. "Why would she lie to you in the first place?" "It's—" he hesitated, then

