“Don’t just stand there, Damien! The fire’s spreading!”Rosemary’s voice cracked through the downpour, her breath ragged, body trembling from the cold. Panic burned in her eyes, brighter than the flames behind them.Damien grabbed her arm, pulling her away from the collapsing house. “We have to go! They could come back any second!”Rosemary turned to look — the small house that had felt safe only hours ago was now nothing but burning timber and choking smoke. Tears, mixed with rain, streaked her soot-stained cheeks.“You think we can keep running like this, Damien? They won’t stop until I’m destroyed.”Damien’s eyes hardened, his voice low but resolute. “Then we stop running. We start fighting back.”Rosemary blinked at him, stunned. “Fight back? You want to go to war with Cassandra? She has power, money, influence! And us…”She looked down at herself — her torn clothes, shaking hands, and face marked by exhaustion.“…we don’t even have a place to go home to.”Damien stepped closer, m
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