Chapter 56 – The Crescent's Strike
The estate was unusually quiet.
Even the night breeze seemed to hesitate as it passed through the dense forest surrounding the mansion. The moon hung overhead, dim and distant, like a silent observer to what was about to unfold.
Inside, Sophie stirred from a restless sleep, jolted upright by an overwhelming sense of dread that had no name.
Adrian was already out of bed, a blade strapped to his thigh, dressed in black, eyes alert.
“You felt it too?” she whispered.
He nodded. “We’re not alone.”
Downstairs, Magnus and a few trusted guards had formed a protective circle around the perimeter. But Adrian knew that ordinary guards would not be enough. This wasn’t an enemy that came with noise or threats. This was precision, silence, and blood.
It was the
