Chapter 142

SHADOW

“Where are they?” My heart pumped harder as Zack came back alone.

“Um.” He swallowed hard. The moment he met me in the eye, I felt something went wrong.

“What?” I yelled at Zack. My eyes burned. My chest felt about to explode, like something was clenching my heart.

“I’m so sorry, Luna.” He dropped to his knees. “I failed.”

“What happened, Zack? Where are they?”

“After we left Claire’s house, I stayed to scout. I saw Aciano enter the house. I was reporting, sending them video footage, when the link suddenly cut off. I ran through the woods and found the car Lyon was driving totaled in the middle of the road, and they were nowhere to be found but traces of blood. I searched for them, their bodies, but their scents were lost. It was like someone just put a tree in the middle of the road, and they hit it. I’m so sorry, Luna.”

“I can’t believe this is happening!” I screamed and threw my hands in the air. “This is Kain. He betrayed us. How