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Chapter 737

CHAPTER 82 : A WOLF WITH FOUR CLAWS

*Soren*

When I got back to my room it was empty. I could still smell Mila’s fresh scent from the shower but she wasn’t anywhere to be found.

Frowning, I glanced around quickly for any sign of her.

My top dresser drawer was slightly open and the items on top of it were shifted slightly.

Creasing my brow, I went to the dresser and opened the top drawer all the way. All my shirts were tossed around and I saw the corner of the photograph sticking out from beneath my t-shirts.

Had Mila gone through my drawer?

If she had, she must have seen the picture of Ethan, Rosalie, and me.

My heart sank. Something wasn’t right here.

I went next door to Mila’s room to see if she was there. I knocked first but she didn’t answer.

“Mila?” I called, testing the knob.

It was unlocked and I went in.

Her room was empty, too, and I couldn’t see her backpack or any of her other belongings but I did see the dresses I’d given her hanging in the closet.

There was something on her dresser.

As I got closer, I saw bunches of her red hair, with strands of light blond mixed in. She’d hacked it off and left it in a heap.

Next to her hair was the last dose of her Blackfire antidote. Her poison wasn’t fully healed which meant that the full mate sense was still stifled and I wouldn’t be able to mindlink her even though I’d marked her.

What was going on?

Bowing my head, I sighed. Mila must have seen the picture and gotten the wrong impression of my relationship with Rosalie… or lack thereof.

Knowing Mila like I did, if she was upset, her first instinct would be to run off on her own.

I headed downstairs and grabbed the arm of the first warrior I could find.

“Have you seen Mila?” I asked her.

“Yes. She was here earlier, though I don’t think she saw me,” she reported.

“When, Where?”

“Uhh, about twenty or thirty minutes ago. She left the inn. Boss, what’s going on?”

“I’m not sure yet…”

“You asked us not to restrict her movements or freedom so we didn’t stop her…”

“I know. Not your fault,” I said, raising a hand. “Did she say where she was headed?”

The woman shook her head. “No, but she didn’t seem to be in too much of a hurry.”

“Which way did she go?”

arm unconsciously. She

she was taking the road

same road that led all the way out of town. Instinctively,

to

get through to

I released

could establish a mindlink with her. It wasn’t strong

was too far away, the weak link wouldn’t

the poison got, the stronger our bond became. I could sense

she suspected I could read her

there was nothing. I got no response from Mila and I couldn’t feel or sense her at all. Our

purposefully

that or she was

who was sitting with Thomas

good group of shifters together.

missing again?” Thomas asked, arching an

a few groups of shifters

of course, Boss,” Payne

away from the bar and started rounding up

The more search parties we have, the better,” I told

“Is something wrong?”

“I don’t know… maybe…”

enough

his beer

to get their search parties together. Going off on my own, I went down

could still smell her and it was easy enough to figure out the

care for her

felt for Rosalie. I had spent years holding onto Rosalie but it wasn’t out of love, it was out of fear. If I let her go that meant I had to face the rest of my life alone or risk opening myself up

entered

Mila at my side. I wanted her to be

twenty minutes, thirty at the most. It wasn’t like she could get in that much trouble in that short amount of time, right? I kept myself hopeful as I followed her

end of the road and the edge of the village, Payne and Thomas caught up

were spread out around

“Any luck?” Thomas asked.

track her scent but it

muttered, shifting his weight

her,”

surrounding area but couldn’t find any trace

could tell that Payne was just as anxious as I was. Mila

“She hadn’t seen Mila and assured me she didn’t offer any

I asked, arching an

good liar… among

focus? This is… wrong. All of this is wrong,” I said, pointing to the

I took a deep breath

it?”

“Mila’s blood…”

worst. There was no doubt in my mind that it

shook at my side. I couldn’t stop imagining Mila lying in the road, beaten and bloody. My heart hurt and pounded in

okay, I would turn the entire world upside down to make those that

the source of Mila’s blood

blood on it and the bracelet I’d given her. I picked

dagger that I recognized all too