Alpha’s Claimed Mate.
We hit the vault door, a massive steel slab carved with crescent moons, humming like a live wire.
“What the hell’s causing that?” Ember asks, her Moon Eyes glinting as she scans the door.
“No clue,” I say, punching the code into the keypad. “But we’re finding out.”
The door groans open, the hum louder now, vibrating in my chest. Inside, the vault’s lined with locked cases—secrets of Raven’s Peak, treaties, tech. At the center, a pedestal holds a glowing scroll, pulsing like a heartbeat. I freeze. “That wasn’t here before.”