CIARA'S POV 

As I walked through the empty halls of our house, I couldn't help but feel unease. It had been two days since we returned from our vacation, and things had been different. The house, which was once filled with laughter and conversation, was now eerily silent.

Everyone seemed to be keeping to themselves, hiding away in their dens as if afraid to face each other. I had barely seen Alpha Bestian, and when I did, he was distant and cold. It was as if our vacation had been a dream, and now we were all waking up to a harsh reality.

I couldn't help but wonder if we...