chapter 33

Valen We find Marcus when we locate the car down a ravine by the reserve. He’s furious, and I can't get a coherent thought out of him—whatever he’s feeling through the bond is making him want blood. He’s more crazed than any forsaken I’ve come across; it takes 12 of my men with me to take him down. We have to sedate him, which only causes fear to twist in my stomach. Zoe's car is on its roof—tire tracks in the mud tell us they were run off the road—but there’s no sign of the girls. We have the entire city out looking for them. None of us can locate them via the mind-link. Slasher pack is also out searching further away. John is beside himself and Everly is a frantic mess. In a matter of minutes, our worlds were once again turned upside down. I had sent men out looking for Carter and he was located quickly. He gave the council the all-clear to search his pack but they found nothing. Everly is convinced Nixon has come back and taken them, but makes no sense. They’ve been missing for two