Chapter 35

Chase's POV.

Something was terribly wrong.

The stillness of the house was not what raised my hackles, I knew everyone would be at the party in town. The foreboding I felt now was because there were no guards around.

It was normal for them to stay hidden but I was always able to make out their silhouettes at each corner but today, no single one was here.

My dread worsened when I reached out to them in my mind and came up empty.

I strode inside, my mind racing.

'Where are the guards?'

Ron's reply over our mind link came quickly 'Where else would they be? At the house keeping Maya safe.'

My steps faltered, the scent of blood filling my nostrils at the same time I processed his words.

Were those footprints?

'Maya isn’t with you?'

I didn’t listen to his reply because I was already running, following the bloody trail to the kitchen where it led.

I spotted him first then I saw Maya, pale as death, strapped to a chair and soaked in blood.

After that, I saw red.

My wolf took over and pounced o