POV: Valentina Corvino
Location: Safe House, Meeting Callum
Time: Next Day
I find Callum in Silas's safe house. Converted warehouse. Hidden location. Secure.
He's still paralyzed. Lying on a medical table. Isla's monitoring his healing.
"We need to talk. Urgently."
Callum looks at me. "About the assassins? They came last night. Found empty shelters. Gave up after six hours."
"Not about the assassins. About something worse. Parliament." I pull out the documents Cristian gave me. "Crimson Parliament voted. Seven to five. They authorized hunters to exterminate Rookeries packless wolves. Two months until they arrive."
Isla stops what she's doing. "Exterminate? What does that mean?"
"Kill. Not arrest. Not relocate. Just murder everyone organizing in the Rookeries until the population's
