The maps sprawled across the table were marked in red, black, and blue ink, each color a different threat, each line a path of war. Lucien stood over them with Julio at his side, shoulders stiff, minds working like sharpened blades. It was nearly midnight, but the estate’s war room pulsed with quiet urgency.Julio spoke in low tones, his voice stripped of emotion. “We’ll need to reroute the weapons from the Milan contact. If Vescari is planning a flank, it’ll come through the southeast pass.”Lucien nodded, absorbing every detail. His jaw clenched tight, his mind spinning through probabilities, counters, tactics. Everything had to be clean. Precise. And he had no room for mistakes.But through all of it, she lingered in the back of his mind.He hadn’t seen Emilia all day. Hadn’t touched her, kissed her, heard her laugh. Not since the morning when she had brushed her hand over his chest and whispered something about staying safe. He couldn’t remember the words now, just the worry in he
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