Elena
*****Crescent Valley Fortress — War Hall, Minutes After the Shadows Vanished*****
The hall was still buzzing with fear. Warriors whispered among themselves, some shaking, others pacing, trying to understand what had just attacked us. The lights flickered one more time before stabilizing, but the air felt different now, heavier, colder, like the shadows had left a stain no one could wash away.
Chase was still half-shifted, claws digging into the cracked floor, chest rising and falling too fast. Lucian stood tall in front of everyone, power fading slowly from his hands, but his eyes still sharp enough to cut steel. The council hovered at the back of the hall, pale and speechless.
But the twins…
They were calm again.
Fia clung to my waist, breathing slowly. Finn watched the dark c
