#Chapter 98: An Unexpected Ally

Elroy POV Her room was empty, but that didn’t alarm me at first. There were many places throughout the palace where she could be reading or napping or hosting a return visit from one of the pack leaders. But even as I walked the halls, I knew she was doing none of these things. I could feel her missing presence like an ache of hunger. After wandering about like a fool, I went to my mother’s rooms only to find she also wasn’t there. After that, I questioned Jordan, who claimed she had no idea where Olivia was (I believed her.) and said she would help me look. I found out she and Ines were working on the agenda for a WPI meeting and asked them both to stay on task. I told myself I could find my wife and mother by myself, with Sam’s help, of course. An hour later, I revised my opinion of our abilities. One of the main problems with being Alpha, especially an Alpha who wanted to bring his people peace, was that no one wanted to tell me the truth, particularly about daily matters