*Maddox*

My mouth drops open as I stare at my Beta, unable to comprehend what I’ve just heard.

“Gone?” I repeat. “What do you mean they’re gone?”

With a loud sigh, Commander Fife says, “Sir, I’m so sorry. I stepped away for a few moments. Alpha Jordan was causing a ruckus. When I came back, my two soldiers whom I’d left in command were knocked out on the ground, and the keys were gone.”

“But… how?” I don’t even know how to ask the questions in my mind.

“It appeared that Zabrina must’ve lured them in close to her, and when they were standing next to her, she managed to...