She was gone!
Waking up in Celestia's bed a few hours later, without her sister by her side, Arabella found herself holding back a sigh as she didn't believe for a moment that Celestia was downstairs or somewhere in the castle.
After all, she had expected it, in her sister's eyes she had caught a deep desperation when they had talked about her Mate, so she wasn't surprised at all, just frightened.
Her father and brothers were still in Sioggard, they were staying for a couple of days that week, along with other emissaries from various packs in the realm.
If someone had discovered Celestia's absence, it wouldn't have taken long to discover the rest as well and at that point her sister really wouldn't have had a chance.
Celestia had chosen the worst time to leave, but she couldn't blame
