Alpha Ash's POV

"WHY ISN'T SHE BACK YET?!" I scream at Paul and I'm sure whoever else was in the pack house quickly fled. My rage was boiling over, I hadn't heard a thing from her in the two weeks she has been gone, I can't even feel her through the mate bond. She hadn't linked me, called me or sent any of the pack members to join like she said she would.

"Maybe she's busy, it could have been more work than she expected?" Paul tried to reason with me like he has since I read that bloody letter Cici left for me.

"That doesn't explain why no pack members have arrived or why she couldn't warn me she would be longer!" I growl. "I know you said to respect her wishes but I've done the two weeks she asked for, I need to go and find her now." I sigh, I just needed to see her, even from a distance and I'll be ok. "What if she prefers being an Alpha there on her own and has left me?" I whimper, letting Paul see the weakness hidden deep inside for one of the first times.

He places his hand on my shoulder, "she wouldn't do that without telling you, and if that's what she had chosen then your bond would have broken leaving you in agony but that hasn't happened." I knew he was right, I just felt so unsure when she was gone for this long without a word. "But surprisingly I agree with you... this is not like her; she keeps her word and would have sent contact if her plans changed." I look into his eyes hoping he had an answer for everything I was feeling. "I think we need to take a trip to see her, after all she said two weeks and we gave her that, and anyway she wants to add the lands to our pack so we would just be looking at the new territory?" He suggested.

I loved the way he thought, "yes, we can say we are just looking over the new land, that way when it turns out I was worried for nothing I don't seem stupid!" I grab him and press my forehead to his in a sign of thanks and respect... he gave me a way around what Cici wanted and on top of that he gave me a way that doesn't make me look pathetic.

We took off that night, I was restless to see Cici and hold her close to me while I take in her intoxicating scent. I needed my Luna; Victor was restless to see our mate too and we raced full speed to make the trip shorter knowing she was waiting for us at the end. Darius and Paul were right behind me, ready to bring their Luna back home as much as I was.

All my worriers were with us except for the border patrol, better safe than sorry right?

Two days and we were at the border of her pack but all that we could smell was blood. Lots of blood. The scent hung in the air... none of it was fresh but it smelt like a massacre occurred here a few weeks ago and nobody had cleaned up yet.

I growled low in my chest as did everyone with me sensing the scene we were walking into.

Bodies lay everywhere.

Some as their wolves and some in human form.

Whole families slaughtered in their beds.

It was a horrific sight.

Where was she?

I couldn't sense her or smell her scent here.

It was as if she never even came here.

My warriors let off howls for the lost wolves, they may not have been our pack members, but they were the same as us and to see a whole pack slaughtered like this hurt us all.

I shifted and ran into the large main pack house but no sign of Cici was to be found anywhere. Neither was her father.

Something was horribly wrong; no Alpha would leave his pack to die like this without going down with them.

'Mate' Victor whined, but she wasn't here. I was glad not to see her body laying here but it also meant I had no idea where to find her.

"FUCK!!"