Chapter 254

Jacob's Perspective Damn it. My boy. My Brett. He was really gone. When Lily told me Aurora  had been kidnapped and Brett was likely caught up in it, I knew it was bad. The kid was quiet, but stubborn to his core, especially about Aurora . Following her around like a devoted shadow. Him going on one of her joyrides? Not surprising at all. But now… this. I gunned the engine, tires screeching as I sped toward the area the pack’s network had pinpointed as their last known location. Selena wanted to come. I made her stay. Her eyes were red-rimmed, holding back tears by sheer force of will. I knew she was breaking inside. I couldn’t let her see whatever might be waiting. I had to find a trail. I had to bring my son home. The industrial zone on the city's edge. The pack had invested in its redevelopment years ago. The road was half-finished, stalled by permits—a perfect, unmonitored "private" strip. From the perspective of dodging family oversight, Au