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"You're staring too hard."Rufus Kane didn't look up from the crystal glass he was polishing. "If you keep watching that gentleman by the fireplace," he continued calmly, "he'll realise you've noticed him."Bela Talbot immediately lowered her eyes."I'm sorry, Master Kane.""There is no need to apologise."He smiled, his tone as warm and composed as ever. "I'm merely reminding you that observation is most useful when no one notices you're doing it." Bela nodded once and returned to arranging a tray of drinks meant for a group of noble delegates.The Bloodmoon Gathering Hall buzzed with its usual evening rhythm. Merchants argued over shipping contracts. Travellers traded stories from distant territories. Musicians filled the room with lively melodies. Servants moved between tables carrying roasted meat, fresh bread and overflowing tankards. To everyone present, it was just another profitable evening.To Rufus, it was a board full of pieces waiting to be moved. He casually folded the po

 "Move!"Castiel's command sliced through the cold darkness before dawn."No one enters alone."His sharp gaze swept across the gathered strike teams."No one leaves unseen."The soldiers answered as one."Yes, Commander!"Moonhaven still slept beneath a blanket of mist. Lanterns flickered weakly along the merchant district, their glow barely piercing the thick morning fog. The city looked peaceful.Castiel knew better. Somewhere beneath those quiet streets, years of deception were about to be dragged into the light. Dean stood beside a large map spread across the command table. Small iron markers had been placed across Moonhaven. Each represented a target.Hidden warehouses.Merchant offices.Known tunnel entrances.Safe houses identified from Rufus Kane's coded ledgers.Dean looked around the room."This operation succeeds for one reason."The room fell silent."Timi

"Stop running!"Rowena's voice rang through the servants' corridor as another violent tremor shook the fortress. "Listen before you move!" The explosion at the eastern gate had shattered more than stone, it had shattered reason. Servants poured into the corridor in a panic. Someone dropped a lantern. Another tripped over an overturned bench. A cook clutched a crying child to her chest while two stable hands argued over which staircase was safer. "The western hall!" one shouted. "No, the courtyard!" another yelled. "They're already inside!" "No, they're still outside!"Fear spread faster than truth. Rowena stood still, she had seen this before. Not in Blackwolf Moonkeep but in Ironfang. When prisoners panicked after a riot, the guards never chased the strongest. They chased the loudest, the ones who ran without thinking. The ones who made themselves easy to find.She took one slow breath and closed her eyes. Listen, not to the screams. To everything beneath them. Heavy boots. B

"Lock every eastern tower before sunset."Dean's voice carried across the command chamber with quiet authority."Tonight..."His golden eyes swept across the commanders gathered around the strategy table."...we trust no shadow."A chorus of acknowledgements answered him, "Yes, Supreme Alpha."Outside the tall windows of Blackwolf Moonkeep, the afternoon sky was already beginning to lose its warmth. The new moon would rise before midnight. And with it, every Alpha in the Dominion would become weaker, not powerless. Never powerless, but quieter. Their wolves retreated during the new moon, leaving instincts dulled, senses less precise, and reflexes slower than they would ever willingly admit. It was an old truth, one every Alpha learned to respect. Those who didn't, rarely lived long enough to regret it.Castiel stood beside the fortress map, marking guard rotations with charcoal."The outer patrols have been doubled."Dean nodded."The towers?""Every tower will have two additional arc

 "Hold that corridor!" Castiel roared. "If they reach the central stairwell, we lose the fortress!"The order cut through the chaos like a blade.Blackwolf soldiers surged forward, locking shields as another wave of masked infiltrators charged through the smoke-filled passage. Steel clashed against steel. A wounded guard cried out as he fell, but another immediately stepped into his place. No one had time to grieve. Not tonight.The New Moon had stolen the edge from every Alpha in the fortress. Castiel could feel it in his own body, his wolf wasn't gone. It was simply... quieter. The instincts he normally trusted now came a heartbeat slower. That heartbeat was costing lives."Commander!"A bloodied scout sprinted toward him."The eastern wall is holding!"Castiel caught his shoulder."Who's commanding it?""Sam Blackwolf."Castiel released him with a nod."Tell him reinforcement from the western bar