Tobi’s POV
Meetings with Father had run late again—hell, they ran late every night lately. We were deep into preparations for the upcoming Bastion Alliance meeting—just seven days away. Every hour felt like a ticking clock. If our legal team couldn’t find a loophole in time, a date for the Matrimonium Proelium would be set… and Lila’s fate would be sealed.
Alpha Cadmus would handpick one of his most vicious warriors, a bloodthirsty animal raised in violence. The very idea of Lila being forced to face that kind of brutality in a fight to the death… My stomach turned just thinking about it.
Tonight’s dinner was supposed to be a small, private family gathering. Mother’s latest effort to remind us we were more than just a political unit—we were a family. She insisted on at least three dinne
