ELISA'S POV.
When they disappeared around the corner, silence fell, and for the first time since they took Azrien away, fear fully settled in my bones. My chest tightened, and it felt like something was crushing my lungs.
I couldn’t stand still. My feet started moving before I could think, carrying me down the hallways of the pack house as I searched around for him. I checked corners, empty rooms, even peered into the dark storage space under the stairs. “Azrien… Azrien, where are you?” I whispered over and over.
Nothing. No sign of him.
I stopped by a narrow window where moonlight spilled across the floor. Closing my eyes, I reached out with my mind, hoping to be able to reach him in a mind link just like he did a moment ago. "Azrien… can you hear me?"
Silence.
"Azrien, it’s me. It’
