Chapter 129

*****Erika's POV***** The search for Serenity never seemed to end, and after several days, we still hadn't found any positive leads. She had a knack for disappearing without a trace. As I stepped out of the room and into the living room, a maid approached me with news that Alex had arrived. "Tell him to leave," I immediately responded upon hearing his name. She hesitated, glancing at me, and I raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "What's the matter?" "Nothing, Alpha. I'll make sure he goes away," she assured me before quickly scurrying off. I rubbed my hands together, feeling the cold seeping in slowly. As the new year approached in just a week's time, the thought of my father still lying on a sick bed squeezed my heart in my chest. I walked towards his chambers, the very place where we kept him secluded from the others. The guard at the entrance respectfully bowed and stepped aside as I entered his bedroom. There, on the bed, lay my father, his usual imposing presence replaced by stillness