Alaric's POV

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

I vibrated in fury. There was no way she could outmaneuver Marku in the woods on her own. I still didn't know how the hell she had gotten free, but I was going to find out. I strode purposefully toward our surveillance room, with General Raed following closely on my heels. All of the security personnel jumped to their feet when I barged through the door.

I barked out an order, "Show me where the alarm sounded!"

Instantly, one of them dropped back into his chair, his fingers flying across the keyboard. Several images materialized on the multiple screens. He stated efficiently, "It was the...