(Audrey's POV)
Hearing this, I fell silent. It wasn't until the car sped down the dark road again that I looked at Florian.
"How did you find this place?" I asked, my voice still raw from the rope burns.
Florian kept his eyes on the road and unlocked his phone, tossing it into my lap.
"Your mate sent me the address."
I stared at the screen, fingers trembling as I read the message: "Audrey Winter. Abandoned territory compound. North Road. Hurry."
"That's Arthur?" I whispered, shocked.
"Who else would know where you were?" Florian replied. "Marcus isn't smart enough to organize this without leaving traces. Someone must have tracked your pack bond."
"But Arthur was there," I protested, the memory of the gun aimed at me still fresh. "He chose Emma."
"Did he?" Florian's lips quirked. "Interesting choice for someone who immediately texted me your location afterward."
I fell silent, unable to make sense of these contradictions. Arthur had pointed a gun at me, abandoned me, called me
