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    “Isn’t that Shadow? What’s she doing here?”


    “And hold on! Isn’t that Ryan and Lillian? Weren’t they reported dead? How are they here now?”


    The subordinate next to him asked, “So, are we still going to kill Cedric?”


    The man with a scar across his face shut his eyes. His voice came out t. “Of course. We’ve epted the order. Backing out now would ruin everything we’ve built.”


    The guy next to him nced over at Dani, who lounged inside the vi, tapping away at a game.


    Quietly, he hoped the Cealmaur leader wasn’t as terrifying as people said.


    That night, the rain poured hard. Thunder rolled in the distance like war drums pounding.


    The garden looked like a storm had torn through it. Petals and leaves were scattered everywhere.


    By midnight, the downpour grew heavier.


    Joyce climbed out of bed to shut the windows. Outside was nothing but a gray wall of fog. She couldn’t see a thing.


    She shut the window and returned to bed, falling asleep instantly.


    The sun came up, and Joyce slowly blinked awake.


    Her thoughts turned to what she’d noticed the night before. It had looked like a huge crowd outside. She flung the nket off and walked to the window.


    Outside, everything was still. Not a single bird made a sound.


    The garden below looked like it had been painted over. Flowers stretched across the beds in full bloom. Dani wandered through them like nothing unusual had ever happened.


    Jack wasn’t far behind. He fired off questions while grinning from ear to ear. Dani’s face showed little emotion, but she answered patiently.


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    It was as if nothing had happenedst night.


    Cedricy in the bed, feeling out of it. His head was heavy. He grabbed his phone and saw a screen full of voice messages from Mose.


    Every one of them was longer than a minute.


    He hit y and listened while brushing his teeth.


    Mose’s voice came through, practically buzzing with energy.


    “Boss, you won’t believe it. It was unreal. Completely blew my mind! rinda is the real deal. I mean it. Do you even know how amazing they are? Get this. They fought off every attacker by themselves. Not one of them stood a chance. Those mercenaries? They couldn’t touch rinda.”


    “And listen, boss, this next part? It’s insane. rinda took down over fifty people. No weapons. Just their hands. And it only took them fifteen minutes. Fifteen!”


    “But I had the wrong image of rinda. I thought they’d be huge, all muscle and grit. Turns out I was wrong. Maybe five-five, slim, wearing all ck, and hiding their face with a cap. rinda looked more like a girl than a man.”


    “Still, rinda moves like lightning. Fast. Sharp. Untouchable. World-ss, no doubt about it. Boss, I’ve got to ask. Is Cealmaur looking for people? Because if they are, I’ll quit Lone Wolf today. That’s how hyped I am! Wow. I can’t even help it.”


    At some point, Cedric stopped listening. Mose’s yelling had turned into background noise.


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