Nathan's POV
"What do you mean you didn't see Hailee and her mother go through the border?" I spat, my voice sharp with disbelief. My eyes burned into the head guard, the one I had trusted to keep me informed. I had asked him for a report, clear and simple—tell me when Hailee and her mother left. And now he stood before me with this pathetic answer, claiming they hadn't walked through the border at all.
My wolf snarled inside me, restless and furious. I stepped closer, my aura pressing down on him until he stiffened. "You dare stand here and tell me you saw nothing? That two women just vanished into thin air under your watch?"
The guard's throat bobbed as he dropped his gaze to the ground. His hands trembled slightly at his sides, though he tried to hide it. "Sir, I swear on my life," he stammered, his voice trembling. "We watched the border closely, every shift, every patrol. No sign of Hailee or her mother passed through."