Owen's POV
"Three more cases were reported overnight. All within a hundred miles of coalition territory."
Lucas stood in my office at coalition headquarters, his expression grim. I had been reviewing security reports when he arrived with the news. Six weeks had passed since the first Covenant curse appeared at Mary's healing center. Now we had fifteen confirmed cases.
"Any pattern to the targets?" I asked, studying the map on my wall where I had marked each incident with a red pin.
"Young supernatural beings. Ages fifteen to twenty five. All with some level of power or talent. It is like someone is deliberately targeting the next generation." Lucas pointed at the cluster of pins near coalition territory. "And they are getting bolder. Moving closer to our center of operations."
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