Markus's pov:
I was in the middle of a conference when a mind-link came through of Valentina screaming, temple. My father jolted upright. He got the mind-link too. My father and I ran out the door. I saw Obsidian and General Ezra running toward the temple in wolf form. My father and I shifted and took off.
We were about two blocks away from the temple when I saw Panda running down the street. He was screaming and crying. I shifted back and grabbed him.
"What happened?" I said, panicking.
"Mommy..." Panda started.
My hands shot to my neck, my eyes went wide. My mark started to burn. I started screaming. “VALENTINA!" I was rolling along the ground as I clutched onto my chest. My father came beside me. My father knew. My father knew that our sweet Valentina was gone. I kept shifting
