Chapter 127

• Dante
• Thorne sat across from me in my study, his expression as unreadable as ever. He was good at that—keeping things locked down, steady. The perfect lead warrior. But I knew him well enough to see the slight tension in his shoulders, the sharpness in his gaze as he handed the surveillance reports over to me. “We’ve had warriors posted around every possible route out of the territory,” he said, his voice level. “So far, nothing. No rogue activity, no new leads.” I exhaled sharply. I’d been hearing the same thing for days. Dead ends, silence, nothing. Isabel - and our pup - were still missing, and I was beginning to get frustrated with the search.
• How could they have disappeared without a trace? They had to be somewhere around for the goddess's sake! Henry wouldn't have taken her far. He didn't have the means to do that without giving out their location. I gritted my teeth and forced my attention back to Thorne as he continued. “There is something else,” he said. “The warrior assigned to watch Bianca reported some suspicious movements. She’s been going into the woods frequently, always alone.” My fingers twitched where they rested on the desk. Had he just said Bianca's name? I wanted to drive a fist int the wall.