I'm still in Encantado.
Torin frowned at Carlo as he came to a stop in front of him. “I figured if you were here, something was wrong.”
Nanshe.Carlo screamed. “Get somebody on the horn and get them to Arturo's property.”
“What is going on?”
“I can't explain it right now, but I know Nanshe is under attack. And if she's under attack, someone has come back to Encantado.”
Torin nodded. “Why don't you come with me and I can get you there.”
“No need. Obviously, if this is home, I know exactly how to get back to her.”
Torin’s face was covered in confusion, but he raced away from Carlo anyway. Carlo once more called upon the energy of the Chaos and grabbed a portal. This time, he had Arturo's house firmly planted inside his head.
“Take me to the Moretti Pack,” he whispered and walked through the portal.
When he came through the other side, no one was running around. There were no portals. In fact, it was quiet.
What the hell is going on?
He looked around him, trying to figure it out, when Ciro came out of the house to greet him.
“What are you doing outside? I didn't see you pass me.”
He frowned at the Scenter wolf. “I left last night.”
“What are you talking about? You just came in from the arena not that long ago.”
Okaaaaay.
Ciro’s frown deepened, but he moved away and headed back to his post.
No, Carlo hadn’t just come back from the arena. He remembered going to bed with Nanshe and waking up in the middle of the night to leave. It was daylight, but he could not have gone back in time, could he?
He was interacting with people, so that shouldn't have been possible. Where had the Chaos taken him?
“Carlo!”
Nanshe’s scream in his head startled him, made his blood run cold, and he spun around looking for her. What the hell?
He gripped on to the energy of her and jumped through the portal he’s opened in front of him. When he exited the portal, he saw Skuld reaching throughherportal and gripping Nanshe by the head.
Carlo thundered forward to grab her, but he was too late. Nanshe was gone, screaming his name and reaching for him. Even Skuld’s triumphant grin taunted him when the portal snapped closed.
Fuck. I should have been here. If I had not left, I'd have been here to protect her from being taken.
Arturo came running. “I thought you left.”
“I did, but then I felt something happening, so I came back.”
“Where's your mate?”
“She was taken.”
“Excuse me?”
“She was taken by Skuld. I just watched. I couldn't get to her in fucking time.”
