Lost and Found

Malakai secluded himself in his chambers for the remainder of the day. The guards were scheduled to arrive with Amani the following afternoon, leaving him increasingly restless as the hours crawled by. Tempted as he was to embark on the mission to retrieve her himself, his turbulent emotions deterred him, afraid of the unintended verbal onslaught that might escape his lips. Since her departure, he had barely slept or eaten, and each time he attempted to find solace in slumber, he found himself in an endless dance of tossing and turning.

The fact that Amani had attempted to cross the Rogue Border still confounded Malakai. If she had managed to cross, she would forever be barred from setting foot in the Pack Lands. Once you go rogue, you can never go back. It infuriated Malakai that she was so ready and willing to turn her back on him like that. In reality, though, under the guise of his anger was nothing more than a profound ache that pierced his heart. As the early hours of the mornin