Caius POV ***Trigger Warning ***s****l Assault*** Jordan and I spoke for several hours as I relaxed on the couch and sipped bourbon. Celia needed her sleep, and I did not want to disturb her. I still needed to get to the bottom of who exactly took Celia and why. The only reasonable explanation we could come up with was for her to claim the throne. Silver burst into my head. "Something is wrong; mate's scent is fading." I jumped up in a panic and ran to the bedroom; Jordan followed suit. I opened the door to find the bed empty. I flung the bathroom door open, but she was gone. "Search the house," I growled, praying on the moon goddess that she had just left the room. Jordan woke Stella, and we searched the entire property. Celia was gone. Stella chanted some spells and looked a

