The healing of Morgana's void corruption had taken three hours of divine intervention, leaving Luna drained but victorious. Her aunt now sat in the ritual chamber, her silver hair regaining its natural luster and her purple eyes clear for the first time in decades. The spiritual reconstruction had been successful, but something in Morgana's expression suggested the removal of void energy had revealed truths even more disturbing than her corruption. "The Montana facility will be heavily defended," Morgana said, her restored voice carrying an urgency that made Victor's vampire instincts prickle with warning. "Luna, your divine inheritance is powerful, but it's also untrained. If you attempt to face Guild weapons without proper preparation, you'll be walking into a trap designed specifically

