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Stacey's POV

Crescent pup's home...!

"We're too late!" Jessy said.

We raced all the way here..but we're still too late, the fight is already over.

We're currently outside the orphanage, dead bodies everywhere... though some people are already moving them away.

I simply stood speechlessly, my eyes searching the place for Ray.

"It's over, it's really over!" I mumbled coherently.

How come so many people died? I just hope none of the pack members died.. it should just be only the rogues.

But I know that's just my wishful thinking, with all these bodies..I'm sure some of them are out pack members.

"Stacey, let's go back to the pack house and wait for Ray..he doesn't seem to be here!"

"But I must find him! I need to know where he is...if he's safe!" I said still looking around if I'll find him.

"He's not here, maybe he's gone back to the pack house!" She replies.

I frown...I wish I know how to mind link him.

"Stacey?!" I hear Josh's voice.

He walks out of the orphanage towards me... Dylan rushes out and follows him too.

I guess they came to fight off the rogues too.

"Stacey, what are you doing here?" Josh and Dylan asked at once.

"I'm looking for Ray!" I reply.

I gesture at the dead bodies.

"What happened?" I asked as if I don't already know the answer.

Dylan sighs and puts his arm on Josh's shoulder.

"It was such a fierce battle between the rogues and pack warriors, bloody mess, tearing of skins and...."

I tone Dylan off, he's just being his dramatic self at a time like this.

"Stacey, go back home, Ray won't like it if he sees you here" Josh told me.

I wanted to argue just then aunt Veronica rushes out, with blood dripping from her shoulder.

I gasp and rush to her.

"Aunt, what happened? Why are you bleeding?" I asked in a worried tone.

"I'm fine, darling!" She said with a smile.

I inspect the wound and finds out it's very deep.

"Who did this to you, Aunt?" I asked.

"Oh, it's one of the caretakers here, Kira or something she was called!" Dylan said.

Kira again! Could it be she's working with the rogues? But how is that possible?

How can she work against her pack?

"Where's Kira now?" I asked.

Jessy takes out a very small first aid kit from her bag and helps aunt Vero to a log of tree near by.

"Aunt, let me help you wrap up your wound!" I hear her tell aunt Vero.

I turn back to Josh and Dylan.

"Where's Kira now? Has she been arrested and taken to the palace?"

"Kira ran away, she's no where to be found!" Josh reply.

How can this happen? I thought the king promised to arrest her to the palace?

Now I'm confused, I don't understand what is happening. Is Kira working with the rogues or the hunters?

But she's a wolf, she can't work with the hunters.. they'll kill her.

Who is she working for? And why did she chose to betray her pack?

"Stacey!" Josh snaps his fingers in front of my eyes.

I blink back to reality.

"What?"

"Go back home, Ray will get angry if he knows you came!" Josh told me.

I simply nod. I need to speak with Ray...how can I mind link him?

"Just imagine him in your mind and project your thoughts to him"Karen said.

I rolled my eyes, she finally decide to show up.

"I am always here, you just don't know how to call me out yet" She said.

"How do I call you out" I asked her.

"I'll teach you next time, mind link our mate now and ask him where he is... I can feel he's gonna be in trouble".

I nod and did as she had said. I picture Ray in my mind.. I took a deep breath.

"Raymond"

I wait for a few seconds but got no reply.

"Ray?" I tried again.

Still no reply... in fact, it feels like my words are hitting a wall and bouncing back to me.

I frown, I should try one more time.

"Ray!!!" I scream his name this time.

"What?! Who dared to f$*king break into my mind link?" I hear his voice growl.

I smile, I got it... He replied! I did a mental dance... It seems like his mind-link was blocked, I better speak now before he blocks it again.

"Ray, it's me, Stacey".

"Baby?" His tone calmer and soft now.

"Yes, where are you, Ray?" I asked.

There's a pause and I frown... don't tell me he's blocked his mind link again.

"I'm fine, baby, just go home when you're done with your classes, ok" He said.

"I know you're fine, just tell me where you are.. I wanna see you now"

"I'm going back to the palace, I...."

He stops talking and I hear him growl loudly, then I feel him block me out of his mind link.

"Ray?"

No reply.

"Ray?"

Still no reply. I became anxious, I don't know why he suddenly cut off the mind-link.

"Stacey!" Dylan shake me as he call my name.

"Ah?"

"Josh is getting angry, I'd advice you go back home now, ok?"

I nod.

"But first tell me which direction Ray went.. which road if he take?"

He laughs.

"You can't take that road, don't even think of it"

"Why?!" I asked.

"Why are you being stubborn, Stacey?!" Josh yells at me.

I didn't flinch away, I simply stood and blink my eyes. Dylan holds me and drags me away from Josh.

"Stacey, go back home now!" He tells me.

"Tell me which way Ray went first!"

He stares at me for a brief moment and sighs.

"He went through the woods, can you go through the woods too?" He asked.

The woods?! Jason also took off into the woods back at school... what if they both run into each other?

What if Jason and his fellow hunters attack him?!

"D-did he go alone?"

"Yeah, Alpha.... "

I didn't wait for him to complete his statement before I dash into the woods too.

"Stacey!" I hear him and Josh call but I didn't stop.