<h4>Chapter 127: Chapter 127: She Was Here... and Gone</h4>


    Kael finally reached the Silver Dawn pack. His steps were quick, his chest heavy with excitement, because he had one thought only...he needed to see his brothers.


    He went straight to their room first, but it was empty. Frowning, he turned and made his way to the office instead. That was where he found Aeron and Luca sitting inside.


    The moment he pushed the door open, both of them lifted their heads. Kael felt his heart race. "Brothers," he breathed out, his voice full of hope and sweetness.


    He waited for their faces to light up, for them to share the joy with him. But instead, their expressions were cold, their eyes heavy, their shoulders tight. The room felt wrong. Very wrong.


    Kael’s smile faltered. His brothers did not look like men who had just found their mate. They looked broken.


    For a long second, silence filled the room. Then Kael whispered, his voice shaking, "Why... why do you both look like this? Shouldn’t we be happy? Didn’t we finally find her?"


    Neither Aeron nor Luca spoke. Their dead expressions cut through him. Kael’s heart sank. He suddenly realized how foolish he had been to rush in like this. Something was not right.


    Still, his chest burned with hope. Selene...she was alive, she was here. That had to be enough. His eyes shone as he sat down in front of them, waiting for them to speak.


    Aeron finally lifted his head. His jaw was tight, his eyes dark. He held Kael’s gaze for a second, then slowly shook his head. His voice was low, heavy with pain.


    "We found her... but she didn’t stay. She left us again."


    The words fell like stones. Kael felt his chest crack open. For a moment, he could not breathe, could not even think. His hands curled into fists as his mind tried to understand.


    "No..." His eyes moved to Luca, desperate. "Tell me he’s lying. Tell me she’s still here."


    But Luca’s face was just as hard, just as empty. He gave a slow nod. His voice was rough, but steady.


    "It’s true. She left."


    Kael’s world copsed. The words spun in his head, breaking him from the inside. His mate was here...yet gone. He could not even exin the pain. It was too big for words, too deep for his tongue to shape.


    He sat there, staring at his brothers, his heart screaming inside him.


    She was here. And yet... she had left them again.


    Kael sat there for a long time, his chest rising and falling hard. His excitement was gone. His eyes looked sharp now, clear, and full of questions.


    At first, he had been so happy that he lost all his senses. He had not thought about anything. He had only wanted to see her. But now, the truth hit him.


    If they had been searching for her for a whole year and not even found a single clue, then how could she suddenly appear out of nowhere?


    He clenched his fists, his voice low but firm. "Aeron... Luca... exin everything to me. What is happening? How did you meet her? And why did she leave again? How could you have let her go?"


    His tone grew harsher with each word. By the end, he was almost growling. His eyes burned with anger and frustration. He could not believe his own brothers had allowed her to slip away.


    Luca reached out and ced a hand on his shoulder. His touch was calm, steady. "Kael, breathe," he said softly. "Do not lose yourself. She is not someone we can tie down. Selene has her freedom. She chose to leave. All we can do is hope she does not abandon us fully. But we cannot force her. We have to bring her back in the right way."


    Kael froze. His face paled. His heart thudded heavily as Luca’s words struck him. He realized he was acting the same way he had in the past—controlling, desperate, blind. His shoulders slumped. His confidence fell away. He lowered his head and sank back into his chair, his eyes lost.


    Aeron let out a slow breath, almost relieved that Kael had calmed. Then, atst, he began to speak.


    "When we left for the Midnight Pack, we went there to meet a witch," Aeron said. His voice was tired, weighed down. "We thought we could use her to track Selene. But the witch we caught... she wasn’t who we thought. She doesn’t even look like Selene but she was Selene. At first, I didn’t believe it. But when I touched her, the bond struck me. I felt it—I knew she was my mate."


    Kael’s eyes widened, but Aeron shook his head quickly.


    "Her face, her voice... everything was not of Selene. Even her scent was gone. I couldn’t sense her properly. It was like she was hidden underyers of magic. Still, I knew. I was sure. She was mine."


    Aeron’s jaw tightened. "But before I could do anything, she escaped. I couldn’t catch her."


    Luca spoke next. His voice was heavy, his eyes clouded with pain. "I also saw her that same night. I followed her. But something changed and I could actually sense her unlike Aeron. And I caught her. I even asked her questions. But she used witchcraft on me. The spell hit me hard—I couldn’t move, couldn’t chase her. She slipped away like smoke. I was powerless."


    Silence stretched in the room.


    Luca finally lifted his head. His voice was strict, but there was sadness buried deep in it. "She doesn’t want toe back. I saw it in her eyes. There was hatred there, sharp and deep. So much that I felt the bond weaken. Like it was fading away from us."


    Aeron’s hand clenched into a fist. His voice cracked. "Yes... it felt like our mate bond was breaking. As if she wanted to cut it herself."


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    The words hung heavy in the air.


    Kael’s throat tightened. He looked at his brothers, their pain written all over their faces. His own heart twisted.


    And he realized that maybe... they were already losing.