She doesn't come to the door. I didn't expect her to. Mira's light is still on. It always is at ten..... she's the only one in this whole situation who'll give me the full picture instead of the version she thinks I need. I knock twice, quiet. Mira opens the door, reads my face for a second, and steps back to let me in. The cottage is quiet. Landon's asleep. Elara's upstairs..... awake, not coming down. I can feel that much through the bond. Mira puts the kettle on without asking. We sit at the table until the tea's poured, and then she says, "Tell me." So I do. Kyle's arrival. The ultimatum. What Ronan decided, and why. The protection clause. The rooftop conversation. Ryker finding out from Elias. The confrontation after. She listens with both hands around her cup, not interrupting once. When I finish, she says, "He's not wrong that the guarantee matters." "No," I agree. "He's not." "And he's not wrong Father's recall would've left them exposed." "No." "And he's
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