CALLUMThe letter arrived six hours ago. Since then, I've been organizing the rescue operation.Tom sits across from me, studying the hand-drawn map. "Five magical wards. I can break them, but it'll cost.""How much?""Fae magic counters human magic effectively. But wards this strong? I'll manage three, maybe four before backlash knocks me out." He traces the ward positions. "After that, I'm useless for combat.""You don't need to fight. Just get us inside." I mark the entry point on our copy of the map. "Break the wards, fall back to the vehicles with Isla. We handle extraction.""And if alarms trigger?""We move fast. In and out before response teams arrive."Isla joins us, medical kit packed. "I'm not comfortable with this. You're taking eight wounded wolves against fortified position.""We've got insider help. Someone unlocked Valentina's cell. Placed weapons throughout the building. Gave us optimal timing." I show her the letter again. "Dawn attack. Vampires are weakest during da
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