Omniscient POV
The night was thick with the weight of revelation. Rain pelted the windows of the Lockwood estate as if the heavens were mourning truths too long buried. Inside the war room, shadows danced across the walls, cast by the low flames of the fireplace. It was the kind of night that demanded silence, but silence was the one thing they couldn’t afford.
Valentina sat at the head of the table, her presence unwavering even as the world around her threatened to implode. Adrian stood beside her, arms crossed, the faint lines of exhaustion under his eyes betraying the storm within him. Cassiel Dain.....the woman believed to be dead was very much alive, and now, she was playing a dangerous game.
“We were fed a performance,” Zora said, placing a file onto the table. “Her death, the fun
