Chapter 073
DARIUS
I woke to commotion in the pack house—voices shouting, footsteps running, the general chaos of panic spreading through the building like wildfire.
My hand automatically reached across the bed, searching for Adrian's warmth. But the space beside me was empty and cold.
I sighed, my frustration mounting. Where had he gone this time? Every morning seemed to bring another mysterious absence.
I was about to turn over and try to go back to sleep, perhaps the commotion would resolve itself when a sharp knock came at my door.
Then another. Then urgent shouts of my name.
"Alpha Darius! You are needed immediately!"
I threw off the bedsheet and stalked to the door, yanking it open to find Torren standing there with an expression I rarely saw on his face—genuine fear.
"What
