Chapter 21

Alpha Max's POV

I sat in my office with my hands massaging my temples, lost in thought. Where would Bella be? Why couldn't we find her? Did she hide herself from us or is she…

Before I could complete that thought, the door opened and the pack warrior I put in charge of finding Bella walked in.

"Good morning Alpha. I've been knocking and when I got no response, I had to come in."

With a wave of my hand, I motioned for him to continue. He walked forward to my table and then dropped a file.

"Someone sent this to you. And as for the lady, we found some clothes stashed in the forest and when we looked deeper, there were rogue activities in that area. We traced her scent and footsteps to the cliff. I think she must have been chased by the rogues and then jumped from the cliff to save herself."

His words made me angry. "Leave!" I growled, unable to control my emotions.

I watched as the pack warrior quickly exited my office, leaving me alone with my turbulent thoughts. "Bella…" I clenched m