Nikolai's pov
I clenched my fists, my patience thinning by the second as we stood by the car.
The quiet of the border town was suffocating.
It had been minutes if not an hour since we started searching, and still, no one had seen Tera.
My wolf was restless, pacing inside me, demanding to be let out, to hunt. But I held it back. I had to stay in control.
The betas returned, shaking their heads, empty-handed.
No one had seen her. Not a single trace. This was getting worse.
Tera was slipping through my fingers, and the fear of what could happen to her gnawed at me like a disease.
"Any luck?" I asked, though I already knew the answer.
"No, Alpha," one of the betas replied, his voice low.
"We've searched every corner. Asked everyone we could, but there's no sign of her."
I grit
