*Caden’s POV*
The drive to the cabin felt like it lasted a lifetime. I did not care about the speed or the danger. I pushed the car until the engine groaned in protest. My phone stayed clutched in my hand, the screen dark, but my mother’s frantic voice still rang in my ears like a death knell. She knows. Find her.
I skidded to a halt in front of the cabin. The tires kicked up mud and gravel. The silence of the woods was absolute. It was a heavy, suffocating quiet that made my skin crawl. My wolf paced inside me, lashing out against my ribs and growling a warning I refused to acknowledge. I slammed the door and sprinted to the entrance.
The cabin door swung in the wind, broken and hanging off its hinges.
"Serena!" I roared. The sound tore through the trees. There was no answer. Just the
