Theo ran through the grounds, seeing nothing but the dark moonless night and the soft ominous glow within the palace. Cora was in there somewhere, apparently facing some kind of blood ritual without him. He ran faster than he could recall ever running, his paws barely touching the ground as her gravity pulled him forward.
He had put as much into place as he could—he had found her father, broken the memory enchantment, brought him back to his pack where Sage healed him, received his parents' blessing to leave for Gray Vale, and he even had a loose plan in place to send any vampires opposing them into the underground garden—but now he couldn't wait any longer. He had to see her. It didn't matter if there were hundreds of vampires surrounding her at the moment, the one thing that made sense right now was finding her and standing by her side whatever the circumstances or risk.
