The mood in the Alpha’s office was tense and heavy, filled with raw emotion and simmering anger. After several agonizing hours of searching, there was no doubt left in anyone’s mind: Bella had been kidnapped. The revelation hit Asher like a freight train, his heart burning with helplessness and fury. He had never felt more out of control in his life, and it was tearing him apart.
Tim and Dana sat nearby, devastated. Tim’s usually strong, stoic demeanor was crumbling under the weight of guilt and fear. His wife Dana held his hand tightly, her face pale as she fought back tears. The office, normally a place of authority and order, now felt suffocating with the pain of their failure.
King Markus stood by the window, his sharp eyes reflecting the cold, calculated worry of a seasoned leader,
