Serena’s POV The laboratory doors slammed shut with a finality that echoed like a tomb sealing. The sound vibrated through my bones. Isolde’s laughter died away, but her words lingered in the air like poison. *You were meant to complete it.* The red emergency lights pulsed faster, casting long, bloody shadows across the sterile white walls. Machines that had been dormant for years suddenly hummed to life. Screens flickered with scrolling data—genetic sequences, blood samples, old photographs of my parents, of Dominic as a young man, of Amelia as a baby. Dominic moved instantly, shoving both Amelia and me behind him. His claws were fully extended, his body half-shifted, muscles coiled like a predator ready to tear apart anything that came near us. “Stay behind me,” he growled, voice low and lethal. Amelia’s hand found mine. Her grip was surprisingly strong despite everything she had been through. The golden light beneath our skin flared in response, pulsing in perfect sync. “W
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