The city was quiet in the early hours. Not asleep. Not peaceful. Watching. Every street, every rooftop, every shadow held intention. Mira moved through the alleys with precision. Her steps silent. Her senses alert. Alder followed close. His gaze swept the darkness. The twins pulsed inside her. Kade’s fire coiled. Alder’s calm stretched through her like steel.The return had been felt. The echoes of the unseen lingered in every corner. Observers, strategists, spies. They had learned. They had watched. They had counted the days since the last clash. Mira felt the weight of it in her chest. Every heartbeat a warning. Every nerve alive.Reports had come in during the night. Small movements. Patterns of reconnaissance. No attacks yet. But the signals were clear. They were probing. Measuring. Waiting. She did not flinch. She had learned to anticipate. Every misstep cataloged. Every shadow noted.We move before they strike Alder whispered.Mira nodded. Every decision was calculated. Every ro
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