Chapter 92: Where are you?

Erik’s POV

“WHY CAN’T YOU FIND HER! IS THIS THE BEST YOU GOT?!!!” I shouted at the warriors that were currently kneeling in front of me. They winced at my voice but did not dare to talk back. Vincent stepped forward and bowed.

“Speak,” I said with a threatening voice.

“Her scent is all over the country, my king,” He reported, and I looked at him confused.

“What do you mean? How can her scent be all over the land? Are you telling me that they are on the move?” I said with full anger.

“We are still looking for more clues,” Vincent said.

“YOUR SISTER! MY MATE, THE QUEEN HAS BEEN MISSING FOR DAYS, AND YOU STILL HAVEN’T FOUND ENOUGH CLUES?! HOW CAN YOU ALL BE SO USELESS!” I said furiously, and I gritted my teeth.

Vincent was about to talk again when I stood and raised my hand. “Enough,” I said and made my way to our room.

After arriving at our room, I looked around, and memories of Clara began to flashback. I bit my lip anxiously and entered the bathroom to take a shower. While in the shower, I closed my eyes and focused on feeling my connection with Clara.

“Clara!”

“Clara, please!”

“Clara, I’m begging you, answer me, please!”

I desperately called for her in our mate link, but I got no response. I punched the wall in the shower room and rushed outside the bathroom to change. “If no one can find her, I will look for her myself,” I said. My wolf howled in my head, agreeing with my thoughts.

I haven’t slept since Clara disappeared. How can Tia not recognize some rogues inside the barrier? Is her sister stronger than her? What are their plans for kidnapping the Queen? I was deep in thought and didn’t realize I was already outside the pack house.

“Your majesty,” Ian greeted me, but I was not in the mood, so I released some of my aura and directed it to him.

“Back off,” I said, threatening him. He winced and gulped. He just bowed at me and left. After Ian went, I immediately shifted into wolf form and let Liam track our mate.

I wandered around and did not stop running. I did not think about the direction of where I was going. I just ran around and tried smelling the scent of my mate. Vincent was right, and her scent was all over the place. I ran non-stop until I realized I was in Melissa’s territory.

“Melissa,” I mind-linked him.

“Erik? What? How? Are you here? Wait,” She replied. She was confused and trying not to panic at the same time. In a few minutes, Melissa and her mate greeted me at the entrance of their territory.

“Your majesty” The leaders and the pack members greeted me simultaneously. I shifted back into my human form, and someone put a robe on me.

“Gather your warriors and find the whereabouts of the Queen,” I ordered Alpha Rick. He bowed and immediately ordered his men to search. I followed Melissa until we reached the office of Alpha Rick. She left me in the office and came back with an omega who was holding a change of clothes. I took the clothes, and they both left the office. After changing, I sat on the chair of Alpha Rick and slumped my back to the chair. I pinched the bridge of my nose, trying my best not to fall asleep. Melissa came back with Alpha Rick on her side.

“What happened?” Melissa asked, full of worry in her voice.

“Clara vanished inside our territory,” I said, and Melissa gasped while covering her mouth with both hands.

“B-but how? I know that you have a barrier,” She asked.

“That’s what confuses Tia, she should have felt some unfamiliar presence inside her barrier, but no one noticed,” I said and facepalmed.

“When did this happen?” Melissa asked while trying not to cry.

“It’s been two weeks,” I whispered weakly.

“Oh, my goddess,” Melissa gasped.

“I ordered my men to search around,” Alpha Rick informed me.

“Good. I will be here for a few days and move to another territory. Don’t let anyone know about this; it seems we still have one rat among us,” I snarled.

“I will prepare a room for you. You look so tired, and you need to rest, or else you won’t have any strength to find her,” Melissa said, trying to convince me. I felt terrified that my body would collapse and I couldn’t find my mate. I closed my eyes tightly and looked back at Melissa. I smiled at her weakly, and she smiled back at me sadly.

Alpha Rick presented me with a country map while Melissa prepared a room for me. “Check these places, and I will travel from here to the north in a few days,” I said, and he nodded.

“Always prepare for a battle. Order your men to always look for a signal from us. We will have a war anytime, anywhere,” I ordered.

“Yes, your majesty,” He replied.

“I will expect great things from you being our vanguard,” I said. His eyes grew big for a second, but he immediately masked it.

Melissa returned to the room to tell me the room was ready, and I left the office, following Melissa from behind. When we arrived at the room, Melissa grabbed my hand and squeezed it tightly. “She is a brave and strong she-wolf.” She said and looked at me seriously. I hugged her, and she hugged me back. “I know,” I whispered to her and broke the hug.

“Rest well, and I will also join the search for the night,” She said and bowed to me. I nodded at her and closed the door.

I lay on the bed and tried to sleep, but Clara kept popping into my head. My wolf howled in pain and longing for our mate.

“Clara, my love, where are you?”