Axel's POV.
Rina was gone.
The thought clawed at me, tightening like a vice around my chest as I paced back and forth in the common room. The search had been useless. We had combed through every damn corner of the campus, asked anyone who might’ve seen her, but it was like she had vanished into thin air.
Rodolfo, my wolf, was a storm raging inside me, restless and furious. ‘We should’ve been there. We should’ve protected her.’ His growls echoed in my mind, mirroring my own frustration, but I forced it down, knowing that losing control wouldn’t help right now. Not when Rina needed us.
Kade sat at the edge of the table, his fingers tapping anxiously against the wood, his face tense with frustration. Ryder stood by the wall, arms crossed over his chest, jaw clenched as he glared at the fl
