Chapter 43Viona's POVNight before departureAlpha's officeThe moon light penetrated the window of my dad's office, the clearing, silver light washing over the wooden table where I sat, her hand resting at my lap. The air was cool, quiet - the kind of quiet that always came before big changes. My father stood beside me, hands clasped behind his back, his shadow long against the ground. Something he does before a long lecture or warning.He had been silent for a while, watching the forest sway under the wind. When he finally spoke, his voice was steady, but there was an undercurrent to it - not quite worry, but weight."You'll be gone for two years," he began, not looking at me yet. "Two years is long enough for a girl to lose herself if she isn't careful."I straightened. "I won't lose myself, Father."He turned to me then, eyes sharp but warm. "Not if you remember the rules."I braced myself. My father's rules weren't just guidelines - they were law in his eyes."First," he said, h
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