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CHAPTER 58
~Xavier's POV~
My chest tightened, but I followed the scent a few steps off the roadside and froze.
Dark patches stained the gravel. "No," I breathed as I crouched and touched it. It was still wet and sticky against my fingers.
Ace's anger exploded.
"I can smell them in the air. They were seven," Ace snarled. "Seven men. Their scent is everywhere. They surrounded her."
My heart skipped when the trail pulled me further right. The metallic smell thickened in the air, but now it was mixed with another scent. I rose quickly and moved toward it, my boots crunching over loose stones.
"She had probably fought," Ace added, fury vibrating through me. "But she was overpowered."
I clenched my jaw and stepped closer to the bushes lining the road. The scent grew heavier.
Then Ace went still. "Xavier… there's someone here."
