By the time I finished explaining the situation to Damien, his fists were clenched so tightly the veins in his forearms bulged. His eyes—usually calm, calculating—held a storm I'd rarely seen break loose in him."They really plan to take out the Luna," he muttered, almost to himself. The disbelief in his voice was subtle, but the anger beneath it wasn't. I nodded once, grim and controlled."They do," I confirmed. "And we're keeping it under wraps for as long as possible. Right now, the council has no idea we're onto them, and I plan to keep it that way until we take them out.""Element of surprise," he added, jaw tight."Exactly."Silence settled over the room—heavy, tense, pulsing with the weight of what we were about to walk into. The ticking of the clock drilled into the walls like quiet gunfire. Outside the window, warriors trained under the sun, unaware of the war brewing beneath their feet.After a moment, I broke the silence."Do you like Talia?"His head snapped up so fast it
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