NIKOLAI'S POV
The plan to expose Thaddeus and Aster as the rebels orchestrating all this chaos had been meticulously planned. However, we encountered a critical miscalculation that led to a significant setback. We knew Aster’s power had grown significantly, but we underestimated just how far it had reached.
Although we had deployed our men to attack the Crowley mansion during the election, Thaddeus and Aster still managed to escape. When my men, accompanied by one of our Generals, arrived to apprehend Thaddeus, there were no traces of them—only an eerie silence. They had vanished into thin air, free to operate wherever they pleased, continuing their kidnappings and bloodshed.
Elijah still has a team stationed to monitor the ruins where Aster typically conducts her rituals, but ever sinc
