เข้าสู่ระบบMeredith works frantically on Briton. Dragon bone poison spreads faster than before. Multiple wounds. Too much exposure."He's not responding!" she says, hands glowing with healing magic. "I need pure dragon blood. Now!""Take mine," Jamie offers immediately."You're too injured. It might kill you both." Meredith looks desperate. "Where's the vial I gave you?""Used it during the fight." Jamie's panicking. "There has to be something!"Kade appears, bleeding from multiple wounds but alive. "Use mine.""You're not dragon blood," Meredith says."I'm mate-bonded to one. Close enough." Kade doesn't wait for permission. Cuts his palm. "Try it."Meredith has no better options. She uses Kade's blood mixed with her own magic.For a moment, nothing happens.Then Briton gasps. His body convulses. The dragon bone poison starts burning out."It's working!" Meredith doesn't stop. "Keep him stable!"They work for an hour. Slowly, the poison recedes. Briton's wounds begin healing.Finally, his eyes o
The first wave hits headquarters like a tsunami. Kade's Iron Wolves crash through the main entrance in wolf form. Glass shatters. Alarms blare.Council operatives respond immediately. Gunfire erupts."Keep moving!" Kade orders. "Don't let them pin you down!"His wolves scatter, taking cover, returning fire. Three go down in the first thirty seconds.Behind them, Raina's pack floods in. Then the vampires. Then witches with offensive magic.The lobby becomes a war zone.Jamie circles overhead, her dragon eyes tracking movement. She sees operatives on the roof with anti-aircraft weapons.They fire. Dragon bone rounds designed to kill her.She banks hard. The rounds miss but barely. One clips her wing. Burning agony.She retaliates with fire. The rooftop team scatters. Some don't move fast enough."East entrance is clear!" someone reports through comms."West entrance secured!" another voice."South side heavy resistance!" Saskia sounds strained. "We need support!"Jamie banks toward the
Six hours until the assault. Fighters make final weapon checks. Some pray. Some write letters. Some just sit in silence.Jamie finds Jai in his tech station. "Status?""All systems green. I've got eyes on Council headquarters. Guard rotation is predictable. Security systems are hackable." Jai doesn't look up from his screens. "I can give you a thirty-second window when their cameras are blind. That's your entry point.""Thirty seconds for three hundred people?" Kade asks, appearing beside Jamie."Thirty seconds for the first wave. After that, stealth is pointless anyway." Jai finally looks at them. "They'll know you're there the moment you breach. This isn't about surprise. It's about overwhelming force.""Comforting," Briton says dryly, joining them. "What about Quentin's location?""Penthouse level. Forty floors up. He's got a private elevator and escape routes." Jai highlights the building schematic. "If he runs, you'll lose him.""Then we make sure he doesn't run." Jamie studies t
The alliance meeting is tense. Twenty representatives sit around a table, none of them agreeing."We can't attack headquarters yet. We're not ready," Tavish argues."We'll never be ready if we keep waiting," Raina counters. "The Council's rebuilding their forces daily.""And we're losing support daily," a vampire lord adds. "My coven has lost three members to Council assassinations this week alone.""So has my circle," a witch elder agrees. "They're targeting alliance members systematically."Jamie sits at the head of the table, exhausted. "Then we move up the timeline. We attack in two days instead of four.""That's suicide!" Tavish objects. "We need proper planning!""We have proper planning. What we need is action before we lose more people." Jamie's voice is firm. "Every day we wait, the Council picks us off one by one.""Or every day we wait, we get stronger," Tavish argues. "More recruits. Better weapons.""We don't have time for more recruits." Jamie pulls up casualty reports.
The alliance meeting is tense. Twenty representatives sit around a table, none of them agreeing."We can't attack headquarters yet. We're not ready," Tavish argues."We'll never be ready if we keep waiting," Raina counters. "The Council's rebuilding their forces daily.""And we're losing support daily," a vampire lord adds. "My coven has lost three members to Council assassinations this week alone.""So has my circle," a witch elder agrees. "They're targeting alliance members systematically."Jamie sits at the head of the table, exhausted. "Then we move up the timeline. We attack in two days instead of four.""That's suicide!" Tavish objects. "We need proper planning!""We have proper planning. What we need is action before we lose more people." Jamie's voice is firm. "Every day we wait, the Council picks us off one by one.""Or every day we wait, we get stronger," Tavish argues. "More recruits. Better weapons.""We don't have time for more recruits." Jamie pulls up casualty reports.
While their mother builds an army, Herston and Hemston train with Meredith daily. Their powers grow exponentially."Show me your shield," Meredith instructs Herston.The four-year-old concentrates. Silver light forms around her, then expands outward. It covers the entire training room."Good. Now hold it while under pressure." Meredith throws training dummies enchanted to attack. They bounce harmlessly off Herston's shield."I can hold it for five minutes now!" Herston's proud."Excellent. But we need ten. Keep practicing." Meredith turns to Hemston. "Your turn. Show me your light projection."Hemston creates orbs of light, sends them flying across the room. They explode on impact with soft bursts."Better. But can you control them after release?""I think so." Hemston concentrates harder. The orbs curve mid-flight, following his mental commands. "I did it!""You did. Now do it with ten orbs simultaneously."The children train for hours. They don't complain. They're young enough that







