Kaelen's POV
I curse under my breath as I skirt down the empty alleys of the city, scanning every shadow, every flicker of movement, every faint whisper of sound. My fingers twitch, brushing the edge of the phone in my pocket, desperate for a signal that will guide me, that will tell me where she is. Black Serenity. I keep the name to myself, the only identifier that doesn’t betray me to anyone who might be listening.
Hours have passed since I first left my apartment, weaving through the quiet streets and the dimly lit parks, chasing a trail that always seems just out of reach. My wolf growls low in my chest, coiled and restless, frustrated at my inability to find her. I had thought it would be simple. Track her scent, pick up her faint pulse through the city, follow her until I corner h
