The rooftop garden of Blackwood Tower existed in its own world—a pocket of green suspended forty stories above the city's chaos. Luna had discovered it months ago, a hidden sanctuary where she could think without interruption, where the wind carried away the weight of strategy and the stars seemed close enough to touch.Tonight, the garden felt different.Below, the city hummed with its usual energy, but Luna could feel the tremors running through it—the aftershocks of documents filed, inquiries launched, nets tightened. She stood at the railing, a cup of tea cooling in her hands, watching the lights flicker like distant signals.Dante found her there, his footsteps soft on the stone path. He didn't speak, just leaned against the railing beside her, close enough that their shoulders brushed."The newsfeeds are going crazy," he said finally. "Emergency council meetings. Lawyers calling lawyers. Three members already trying to resign."
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