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“It’s not a problem,” he says. “I meant what I said. I hope you find her. We just don’t have enough officers, Skylar. And the county hasn’t had any missing persons cases in a while.”
I nod. “It means a lot that you’re here.”
He gives me another smile, then turns to people around us and calls out orders.
“Everyone, separate into groups of ten each! There’s enough of us to hit each park within the town. Who here needs a map?”
“Who’s that?” Devyn asks. “Do you know him?”
“That’s Ben. He’s the officer that took April’s report,” I say, watching as Ben takes over. It lifts a weight off my shoulders, and I breathe a quiet sigh of relief as I realize Tammy must have coordinated with him.
“Do you really think April is in a park?” Devyn murmurs.
I hear the unspoken question.
Do you think she’s dead?
I watch Ben interact with everyone, pointing them in different directions and handing out maps.
A surge of hope blossoms in my chest.
“I don’t, Devyn,” I say quietly. “I don’t think she’s in there.”
April has to be alive. The other option is unfathomable.
Devyn nods at the same time Ben turns back to us. He smiles when he sees Devyn, and I can see her blush out of the corner of my eye.
Oh God, I think.
Well, Devyn did say she wanted a giant pack. There’s no reason she can’t have a Beta as a part of it.
I’m sure April would get a kick out of her search party being used as a matchmaking session.
We join Ben’s group and head out into the park closest to the café.
My anxiety takes over as I walk with Ben and Devyn past the children’s playground and into a grove of tall oak trees, struggling to keep my breath calm.
On top of it all, my senses are all over the place due to the overwhelming stench of Alpha.
“Doesn’t it bother you?” I ask Devyn quietly as we continue down the path.
“What?” she asks.
“All the Alpha scents at once?”
It takes her a moment to realize what I’m referring to. “Oh. No, it doesn’t—it just kind of all blends together. Does it bother you?”
I regret the conversation as soon as I’ve started it. I’ve always been highly sensitive to anything Alpha related, which my past partner made sure I knew.
Too delicate.
Too sensitive.
Too needy during your Heat.
“I was just curious, since you’re so young,” I blurt, knowing I sound ridiculous. “It was a silly question.”
“Maybe you haven’t been around Alphas in a while,” Devyn murmurs as we head further down the trail.
