Chapter 37 The Actual Winner

**Caden's POV**

After my reassuring words, I set out into the woods searching for our mate. Alana has to be present before the final winner is called. Even if Alana might be injured or has been defeated, she needs to show up for us to see that she was indeed defeated or not.

I sneaked into the woods without the knowledge of those watching the game but only by my soldiers.

“Alana?” I called as I walked into the woods. Just then I perceived her scent. She's not answering, there's no form of fight in the woods either and to worsen it, I could sense her so strongly. This could only mean one thing, and that is the fact that my mate was unconscious.

Immediately, without time-wasting, I marched all the way to where she was and to my greatest shock, she was lying on the floor unconscious, just as I had thought.

“Shit!” Immediately I rushed over to her side.

“Alana! Alana, wake up!”

She wasn't moving at all and that's all I needed to know that she had passed out. My eyes lingered over her surr