After some explanations, I left him in the male restroom and asked the cashier to use her phone for a moment.

“Yes?” my Alpha, Amely, said over the phone.

“Amely!” I exclaimed in relief, glad to hear her voice.

“Casey?! Where are you? What happened? We haven't heard from you in a week!”

“Our car broke down and we got found by the turned.” My lip quivered. “Xavier and Mikah are gone.”

“No!” she barked and her anger and pain shot through me, reminding me somberly who I had lost.

“Yes...” My eyes watered and I brushed a hand over them. “But one of the turned found me and saved...