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Derek's POV

Author: David Fisher
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-12 19:15:34

I didn’t sleep.

Didn’t eat.

Didn’t stop moving.

Because if I stopped—if I let myself think—I would lose control.

Lukas, Gareth, and the warriors were gathered in the war room. Maps covered the long table, marked with red ink.

Ronan’s territory. His strongholds. His weaknesses.

My fists clenched.

Diva was in his hands.

Every second that passed was a second too long.

Lukas paced, frustration rolling off him in waves. “We don’t have time to waste, Derek.”

I knew that.

But rushing in blind would get her killed.

And I wasn’t losing her. Not again.

I lifted my gaze. “We go at dawn.”

Lukas stopped pacing. “Dawn?”

“The full moon is tomorrow.” I inhaled sharply. “He’ll use it to strengthen the curse.”

A heavy silence fell over the room.

Everyone knew what that meant.

If Ronan succeeded—if Diva became his—she would be lost forever.

Gareth spoke first. “Then we don’t wait. We will end this.”

I nodded.

Because there was no other choice.

Diva’s POV

Pain.

It wrapped around me like a second skin.

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