* Trigger Warning: The chapter has sensitive topics such as s****l assault Zane POV Sage’s voice echoed in my head as she continued chanting “No!” No matter how much I begged or demanded she talk to me and tell me what was happening, she would not respond. For several days we made every effort to locate her, but she remained impossible to find. Due to the extensive protection measures in place, I found it impossible to contact Ezra and Kendric. My emotions told me that I had failed Sage, but my resolve to not give up remained unwavering. “Please, Sage, I just need to hear your voice,” I yelled through the link, but I could not connect with her. “We have to get through to mate. He is breaking her,” Jax snarled, sensing something off with Sage’s mental state as I searched the city wi