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Ronan's POV They stayed like that for a moment, and I felt something twist in my chest. Not jealousy exactly. More like bittersweet acceptance.Maya pulled back and looked at all of us. "So we have what? Vampires, werewolves, DSA equipment. How many fighters total?"I did the math in my head. "Five vampires including Selene. Five werewolves from Jaxon's father's pack. The four of us. Fourteen total.""Against how many hunters?" Lucien asked."The Purge Initiative has at least two hundred trained operatives based on the files I stole," I said grimly. "Plus whatever local hunters they can recruit. We're looking at overwhelming odds.""We've faced worse," Jaxon said. Though I wasn't sure when.Maya stood and walked to the window, looking out at the dark parking lot. "Fourteen fighters. Most of us are exhausted or injured. Going up against hundreds of trained hunters in their own headquarters." She turned back to us, and despite everything, she was smiling. "I like our chances.""You're

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Maya's POV Dawn broke over the city in shades of pink and gold, beautiful and terrible. We sat in Ronan's car three blocks from the Purge Initiative headquarters, watching the sunrise and knowing some of us might not see another."The building is surrounded," Ronan said, lowering his binoculars. "News vans, protesters, police barricades. They've turned this into a spectacle."I could see it even from here. Crowds had gathered on both sides of the street. Some held signs saying "Protect Humanity" and "End the Monster Threat." Others carried signs reading "Supernatural Rights" and "We Are All Human." The division was stark and frightening.News helicopters circled overhead like vultures. Camera crews set up positions at every angle. The Purge Initiative had orchestrated this perfectly. A public execution broadcast to the world, legitimized by the appearance of due process and public support."There she is," Lucien said quietly.I followed his gaze to the building's facade. Through mass

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