Nikolai PovIn front of me were maps, diagrams, and red marked dossiers which lay scattered across the wide oak table, and I leaned over them with a tight jaw. The scent of cedar and old parchment clung heavily to the walls of my study, sticking to me like a second skin.Across from me, Kyle stood with arms crossed, eyes narrowed in that familiar expression that said he was already ten moves ahead.“We will need to draw them to neutral ground—that is, somewhere that will not trigger their defensive wards," I said.Kyle nodded. "We could utilize the ruins outside Ashvale. It's uncharted ground; no active coven magic, it's already off the radar.Good," I replied; "we'll feed them the bait through one of our intermediaries. Let them think we are desperate. Should Enrique feel we are exposed, he will visit in person."And Lily?" I muttered, "She won't let him come alone, not while the soulmark spell's still unraveling."Kyle r
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