For the first time since the conversation began, the tension eased enough that everyone could breathe. Not fully. Not comfortably. But enough. Enough for shoulders to drop a fraction. Enough for the air in the room to lose its sharp, cutting edge. Enough for words to settle instead of collide. But only for a moment.
Because beyond the walls of Damon’s office— danger still waited.
Stone Claw.
Vanessa.
Rafe.
Thorne.
The feral rogues.
A web tightening slowly around all of them. And a ceremony in one week that none of them could ignore.
Diana’s gaze shifted, the softness from moments ago fading into something sharper. Focused. Strategic. The Luna Queen once more.
“Tomorrow,” she said quietly, but with certainty, “we start planning.”
Talon didn’t hesitate. “Yes. Tomorrow.” His tone wa
