---- Chapter 5 Clang! With a loud crash, Ethan knocked over the ceremonial stage. His eyes were bloodshot as he grabbed Ken by the collar and shouted furiously. "Who took Maddie? What the hell happened?" The overwhelming force of an Alpha's rage radiated from him, making everyone in the hall tremble with fear. "T-I don't know. They left the Silver Moon Pack right away and disappeared," Ken stammered. He was doing his best to stay composed under the pressure. Ethan shoved him aside and stormed out of the banquet hall. "Ethan! The marking ceremony isn't over yet-" Lyla called after him. Her face was pale as she went up against Ethan's fury. "The ceremony is over!" ---- Ethan didn't stop walking. He simply left those words behind. He jumped into his car and sped off, heading straight for his villa back in the Silver Moon Pack's territory. On the way back, he kept calling me, but every call went straight to voicemail. He realized my phone had already been turned off. Asense of panic like never before gripped him, as if something irreplaceable was slipping out of his life forever. He finally pulled up to the villa. Everything outside looked normal. His gifts were still arranged neatly, and the decorations were untouched. His heart kept racing. The moment he opened the door, Ethan felt like he had been struck by lightning. His feet turned to lead, and he couldn't move. The villa was empty. The photos that once covered the walls were all gone. ---- Every little trinket we had placed together, the decorations I loved, and the matching couple items were gone. The house felt lifeless. It was like an abandoned ruin. "Maddie?" He opened his mouth, but his voice cracked. Panic filled him. Those photos once captured every detail of our love. They had never been taken down. "These photos represent our past and our future. I want them on every wall in this villa. No one is allowed to take them down." That was what I had once told him. Those were our memories. Why were they all gone now? He suddenly recalled something I once said. 'Ethan, the kind of love I want is pure and simple. I can't accept lies. If you ever deceive me, I will walk