Page 8 of Alpha Queen
"Are there any tracks?"
Ares shook his head but didn't look up. "Nothing. It's like they disappeared. They could be anywhere."
Apollo's wolf paced, and the longer he was conscious, the worse his wolf reacted. He wanted to be let out. To find her himself. To save her from the man who had murdered his parents and bring her home to safety. Damn rogues from the woods. He should have kept them alive longer. Forced them to give up Titan. He should have tracked Titan down and killed him that night. Then none of this would have happened. River would be at home with him and Ares.
"Stop."
Apollo looked up.
"It won't help," said Ares. "I've been doing the same thing for the last week. What if I'd tracked the rogues and Titan when we were in New York? What if I'd done this? What if I'd done that? Trust me, it doesn't help. We have to think of now. What can we do now?"
"Kill him." Apollo surprised himself at his total lack of hesitation.
"That's the plan, Brother. But first, we need to find him."
"What about rogues? Find them. Question them. Whatever it takes."
"Done that. Every Alpha has provided a list of all their rogues and their last known locations. They've been using all their resources to track them down, but most have gone underground."
"Or sided with Titan."
“Maybe.”
Apollo’s stomach growled.
Ares stood. "I'll get you some food."
Apollo shook his head. "Don't bother. I can't eat when my wolf is this wound up."
Ares snorted. "Tell me about it. It's taking everything inside me to keep him from running through Montreal and tearing everyone to shreds."
"There has to be something. Some way…" Apollo looked at Ares. "Wait. You said there was no trail beyond the gates."
"Yeah. Nothing. I should have at least been able to smell her going one direction or the other."
"Come to think of it, I don't remember smelling any of them. I smelled blood, and the Alphas and their mates, but not the rogues.
"And not Titan either."
Apollo thought for a second. "Right before Titan took her, after he…"
"Forced her to kiss him."
Apollo's wolf snarled. "Yeah. That. And after that, someone approached her from the side. A woman, I think."
Ares thought. "Wearing a cloak."
Apollo nodded. "And a moment or so later, River passed out."
"She must have been given something."
"An injection?"
"What if that injection didn't just have a sedative in it? What if it was a blocker? Like the ones the rogues were using in the woods. What if they are all on blockers?"
"It would make sense why there was no scent. Nothing."
"Nothing. That's the exact word River used. She said they didn't smell like anything, they smelled like nothing."
