---- Chapter 7 Mr.Black looked at her in surprise. "You've forgiven her?" Mrs. Black let out a long sigh. "my mate ... have we been too harsh on Nadia?" "She's changed now. She's quieter. More obedient. Maybe... it's time we tried to truly love her. Teach her gently." Mr. Black nodded. "I'll follow your lead." Truth be told, he'd never truly hated Nadia. Her face mirrored his-she was eighty percent a reflection of his younger self. Seeing her felt like looking into a time-worn mirror. If she hadn't disappointed them again and again, he would never have turned cold, never have let her be punished so harshly. Now, the two of them sat together, quietly discussing ---- how they might make things right. But what they didn't know... Was that at that very moment- Nadia's body was already sealed inside the sleep capsule. Gary entered the Black clan den with a sense of urgency. He combed through every corner of the house -but there was no sign of Nadia. No scent. No trace. No heartbeat. As a alpha,he has sharp sense-smell,hearing,but now,nothing. He called Nadia over and over again. No answer. Gary was beginning to regret it all. If he had just marked Nadia... if he had claimed her properly as his mate, then maybe-just maybe-he ---- would be able to feel her now. Sense her. Hear the echo of her heartbeat somewhere deep within him. But now, there was nothing. Just silence. Cold, suffocating silence. Like his hollow heart. At the same time,a cold dread wrapped around his chest like ivy, climbing higher with each second. Could something have happened to her? But she had messaged him just yesterday- saying she was doing fine, reflecting on her behavior, asking him not to worry or come by. So why was she now... nowhere? Beta Bill spoke carefully, "Sir... should we notify the police?"