The strike force assembled in the pre-dawn hours, but this mission felt different from their assault on Garrett's camp. Where that had been about survival, this was about salvation—thirty-seven children who had been taken from their families and used as pawns in someone else's war.Mira stood at the edge of the settlement, Aurora bundled against the morning chill, watching as Kane briefed the team leaders. Unlike the desperate volunteers of their previous battle, these were seasoned fighters drawn from every allied pack, united by a single purpose."Thornfield Center is a converted hunting lodge," Kane explained, his voice carrying across the assembled group. "Three buildings arranged in a triangle, with the children housed in the main structure. Twenty-four guards, rotating shifts every six hours.""What about extraction routes?" Alpha Reese asked, studying the hastily drawn maps."Northern approach through the old mining trails, or southern route along the river valley," Lucian repl
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