"Yes, Alpha."
Brandon turned to the warriors gathered inside the chamber.
"I want every warrior in the eastern forest. Search every trail, every clearing, and every cave. Question everyone who saw her on this moonrise. I want every inch of that forest searched."
"At once, Alpha."
The warriors rushed from the chamber without another word.
A heartbeat later, emergency alarms echoed throughout Nightclaw Estate, and the entire pack sprang into action.
Warriors poured out from every corner of the estate. Within moments, search teams spread through the eastern forest. Some crouched to study fresh footprints pressed into the soil. Others followed broken branches, bent grass, and narrow animal trails that disappeared beneath the trees. Servants were stopped and questioned one after another, while Tom remained in the security chamber, trying again and again to reconnect to Emma's tracking devices.
The entire estate buzzed with urgent voices, hurried footsteps, and blaring alarms.
