Denzel’s POV
I dragged myself off the floor and forced my body into motion. Every second mattered. We had already lost too much time. The trail told the rest of the story her scent cut off too cleanly, too suddenly. A vehicle had been waiting on the main road.
That much was obvious.
And I wouldn’t put it past Jalisa and Tyrell for a second.
They wanted Venessa gone. Desperately so.
Anger twisted through me, sharp and bitter. Did I really need to keep her glued to my side at all times? I was furious with her for straying so close to the border but she had still been on my land. Inside my territory. How could she have known someone would deliberately open our borders, let Lycans through, and lead them straight to her?
I ordered Tonya to meet me at the training grounds while Rayon and I
