Dominic’s POVBlood and earth mixed beneath my boots as I led fighters through dense forest. The battle at the settlement had ended hours ago, but Rogue scents remained fresh—they hadn’t gone far.Penelope moved slightly ahead of our mixed Darkwood and Iron Mountain unit. Her enhanced senses detected signs invisible to others—broken twigs, disturbed soil, the lingering scent of mutated wolves.She was the most brilliant woman I’d ever seen. “The trail splits here,” she said, kneeling to examine crushed vegetation. “Two groups, approximately twelve creatures total.”Her hair fell across her face as she worked, and she pushed the red strands away. I forced my attention back to the tracks.“We should split up,” I suggested.“No,” she replied firmly. “That’s exactly what they want. These patterns are too deliberate.”As much as it annoyed me, she was right. The tracks created an obvious divergence, practically inviting us to divide our forces.“The main group went this way,” she decided,
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