Cassius POV
Cassius stayed close to the sidelines, his gaze never straying far from Caelum and the Ironclaw members who had clustered around him. Their movements were precise, their steps mirroring one another like parts of a well-rehearsed dance. It was too deliberate, too synchronized, to be coincidental.
He saw Caelum murmuring something to one of the Ironclaw members, who responded with a nod, his eyes glinting with a dark determination. Cassius felt the pulse of something unfamiliar, something dangerous, radiating from their small group. His instincts screamed that whatever was happening went far beyond simple rivalry.
Dominic and Sara had shifted closer to him, their expressions filled with concern as they followed his gaze.
“Are you seeing what I’m seeing?” Dominic whispered, ba
