Chapter 124. An Unheard Summons

Kane's POV

"What do you mean?" I stiffened, a flicker of confusion sparking in my mind.

"When I finally came to bed last night—" Her tone was biting, letting us know she'd been up longer than usual. "—I found the place trashed. Sheets torn off, furniture toppled, the room absolutely wrecked. But your father was nowhere to be found." She paused, her eyes narrowing.

I felt my body stiffen under a knowing stare but held my own, knowing I had to play the game if I wanted to pull this all off.

"What, Ma?" I gasped, blinking as I looked between her and the men beside me.

"It was absolutely trashed. I can't sense him through the bond, and he's not responding to mindlinks. It's like he dropped off the planet. Then, halfway through the night, the bond snapped back in, but he still wasn't answering, only a pac