Alden's jaw clenched as he stared at the GPS tracker on the screen before him. The blinking dot that represented Evelina had moved steadily away from the Serene Pack's territory overnight. He slammed his fist on the desk, rattling the framed photographs.

"How could she have slipped away so easily?" He growled the question to no one in particular.

Sasha, his most trusted wolf guard, cleared her throat. "Sir, when we discovered the baby was missing from the nursery, we immediately began searching the grounds. It wasn't until several hours later that the tracker you had placed on Evelina showed her fleeing."

Alden turned his piercing gaze on Sasha. "And...