The last night at Marcus’s aunt’s house carried an unfamiliar silence—one that wasn’t comforting, but thick with anticipation. Every creak of the wooden floors, every distant hoot from the woods outside, felt louder somehow. As if the air itself knew that this was the calm before the storm.Inside the large drawing room, the once cozy family space had been transformed into a war chamber.A long oak table stood at the center, covered with scattered scrolls, hand-drawn maps, and pieces of parchment filled with runes, notes, and strategy lines scratched in black ink. Candles flickered in the dim light, casting long shadows across the faces of the four figures seated around it.Marcus stood with his hands planted on either side of the map, his jaw tight, brows furrowed in focus. Beside him sat Theodore, his Beta, ever loyal, eyes darting between routes and diagrams. Viktor leaned back against the window frame, arms crossed but alert, and Reva sat nearest to the candlelight, her fingers gen
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