I can’t stop thinking about Nyx.How scared she must be. How hopeless she must feel. What he’s doing to her. What might happen if I don’t find her.How I failed her.I’m staring at the woods, toward the sealed gates of Valhalla, when Dad claps me on the shoulder.I turn toward him, already having scented him approaching—thankfully. My father’s stealthy as hell, a habit left over from fighting in the wars with the Riding Hoods.“Hey, son. How ya holding up?” he asks.I rub a hand down my face. “Not great.”“Figured,” he nods. “But I had to ask. You ready to work with these European wolves?”“I’m ready to do anything that helps Nyx. I’d walk into Tartarus myself if it’d bring her back.”“I know, pup,” he says, pulling me into a hug. I shake in his arms, trying to keep the sobs down. “We’ll do everything we can to get her back.”When we pull away, Mom’s voice carries over. “Slade—it’s time.”Dad claps my shoulder again. “Don’t lose hope. We’ve got momentum, and everyone we love is work
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