Without hesitation, he started the car and drove off, not wasting another second.

His eyes focused ahead as he drove, the atmosphere in the car tense as neither of them spoke.

Kael kept one hand firm on the steering wheel while the other rested near the gear shift, his jaw tight.

The unanswered calls bothered him.

He tried not to show it too clearly, but the silence from his pack was not normal. Someone should have answered by now. And even if they were busy, at least one person should have picked up.

His mind began turning over possibilities.

"Was her disappearance a way to make me not come back...