EVELARA The office was a cavern of shadows and authority. Shelves towered with old tomes, maps sprawled across a side table, and the glow of the fire painted the air amber, highlighting the sharpness of Lucien Virek’s face as he sat behind his desk. Dark. Cold, and Observing… Beside him was Leonel Virek, leaning lazily against the edge of the desk, but his posture was deceptive. His eyes followed me like a predator deciding the best place to sink its teeth. A shuddering chill ran down my spine, but what more could I do than oblige, as I had gotten caught? “Well, well.” Leonel Virek's lips twitched. “The little healer now grows bold enough to eavesdrop on the Supreme and his Beta, huh?” His tone was laced with venom that directly hit the soul in a scary way. However, the

