Chapter 70

Ronan’s POV

I could feel anger pulsing through every vein, searing through my muscles, and I feared I’d lose control at any moment. Even when Mother laid a calming hand on mine, her touch did nothing to quell the storm inside me. I fought with myself, struggling to keep Noctyr—my darker half—from bursting free and tearing the idiots before me limb from limb.

I slammed both fists onto the polished boardroom table, the wood creaking in protest. “How the fuck—” I began, forcing myself to stay on message. I inhaled, then roared, “—did it happen?!” The warriors perched around the table and those standing at the edges flinched. Their Luna is missing. Our child has vanished. And the two monsters sent to protect them are gone. I had half-expected this meeting to be disastrous, but not like this.

Despite their exhaustion, I refused to show mercy. Their Luna and my mate, Seris, is in danger, and so is our daughter. These so-called elite warriors, handpicked for their