Chapter151: Call of Danger

|| Alaric’s POV || The meeting dragged on, the voices around me blending into a dull hum as my mind wandered. I couldn’t focus. My thoughts kept drifting back to Lilac, an uneasy feeling settling in the pit of my stomach. It was like a shadow creeping over me, a warning I couldn’t ignore. I clenched my fists under the table. Hunter stirred restlessly inside me. 'Calm down,' I said to him. 'Something’s wrong,' Hunter growled, his voice low and urgent. 'She’s in trouble.' 'She is at her father's territory. Her so-called mate is always around. He is a warrior. She should be fine,' I tried to assure him but who was I kidding. 'No, she's not. I can sense it,' Hunter pleaded. I tried to shake the feeling, to focus on the discussion at hand, but it was of no use. 'Move, Alaric... go to her. NOW!' Hunter growled in my head. The unease grew, sharp and insistent, until it felt like a knife twisting in my gut. Then, suddenly, a sharp pain shot through my forehead, followed by a high-pitched ringi