"Later," I promised, my voice lower than I'd intended. "First, we reclaim this place properly."
Kane nodded, though his dark eyes remained heated. "As our Luna commands."
We spent the next several hours moving methodically through the house, cataloguing damage and making plans for restoration. In what had once been the formal dining room, we found Northern Alliance documents detailing their systematic exploitation of Blackthorne lands, timber harvested illegally, minerals extracted without proper environmental protections, and sacred sites desecrated for profit.
Each discovery fueled the cold fury building in my chest. They hadn't just killed my parents and stolen my birthright; they had violated the very land my ancestors had sworn to protect.
"We'll make this right," Fin promised, hi
