Together, the two beastmen and the three cubs searched the entire estate. They checked under every bed, inside every closet, behind the heavy curtains, and even in the pantry.
Nothing.
Rong Ye closed his eyes, extending his sharp beast senses to track her scent. His eyes snapped open a second later, his expression completely cracking.
"This doesn't make sense," Rong Ye growled softly.
Shi Feng looked at him, his heart sinking. "What is it?"
"Her scent is in the backyard where she was sleeping... but it completely stops there," Rong Ye said, his voice laced with sudden fear.
"There is no trailing scent leading out of the gate. There is no scent of any stranger either. The only scent in this house belongs to our family."
Shi Feng's face turned pale. "How is that possible? No one has entered or left the courtyard all afternoon! We were right inside building the bed! If a stranger had approached, we would have smelled them instantly!"
