Third POVThe moon loomed high, pale and distant above Cassiel’s estate. A hush had fallen over the grounds—unnatural, eerie. No barking dogs, no shifting guards, no rustling trees. Just silence, deep and foreboding. The kind of silence that comes before disaster.Renata stood in the shadows at the edge of the estate, watching the mansion with a predator’s gaze. Her black combat attire hugged her curves, her hair tied in a tight braid. She didn’t blink. Her heart was steady. Tonight wasn’t about recklessness. It was about precision, vengeance, and reclamation.“Move in,” she whispered into the comm attached to her ear.From all sides, her men advanced—six masked operatives, moving with military discipline. They weren’t amateurs. These were ex-special forces and black market mercenaries, handpicked by Renata over the last several months. Each man knew his role. There was no room for noise, hesitation, or emotion.Renata walked behind them, slow, graceful, like a q
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