Omniscient Point of View
Rain fell over the remnants of the Castello compound as if the skies themselves mourned the blood that had been spilled. What once stood as a fortress of power, secrets, and legacy was now reduced to smoldering ruins. The war was no longer a shadowy whisper; it had erupted into full chaos, a wildfire ignited by truth and betrayal.
Valentina De Luca stood in the heart of the rubble, her coat heavy with ash, her boots crunching against broken marble. Around her, silence reigned. Not the peaceful kind, but the eerie quiet that follows a m******e. Her hair clung to her cheeks, damp and dust-laced, her expression unreadable. A queen of ruins, forged by fire.
Adrian Costa emerged from the wreckage behind her, the right side of his jacket torn, a cut above his brow ble
