Rick’s POV
Bella disappeared.
Vanished into thin air.
I stood frozen, my pulse hammering in my ears as Alpha Winkle and Teddy flanked me. We had just come from the training hall when Luna Jestine confronted us, her eyes ablaze with fury and something even more terrifying - fear. Her entire body was rigid, as if barely containing the storm within her.
“What do you mean Bella disappeared?” she demanded, her voice sharp as a blade.
I swallowed hard, forcing the words out. “We went to the falls, and when I looked around… she was gone. She’s been missing for two hours, and maybe the female trader abducted her.”
The words tasted bitter on my tongue. Bella wasn’t just anyone - she was strong, a warrior in her own right. She could fight off an attacker. But this wasn’t part of the plan. We w
