Trinity of shadows

left the hall. The weight of another death bore down on all of them, but for Ronan, it

was steady, but her face betrayed her unease. "If whoever's behind this keeps escalatin

, his voice quieter than usual. "And

es glowed faintly in the dim light. "We're not waiting for another d

magic isn't like tracking regular spells. It leaves traces, but they

tration barely contained. "So,

His smirk had faded, replaced by a steely calm. "If she messes this up, we c

glanced at Darian. "You said earlier that these runes reminded you of something from your family's archives

assessing. "You're asking me to open my family's sec

you to help stop this before it destroys everything. Unless you'd

said nothing, watching the

do this my way. My family's estate i

d with a shrug. "I don'

-

king the sea. Its gothic spires and shadowed windows loomed like something out of a dark fairy tale. Ayla shivered a

the creak echoing into the night. "Welcome to my hum

nder his breath,

stal chandeliers, and the walls were lined with centuries-old portraits of stern-faced Ashmor

aid, her voice la

study lined with ancient tomes and scrolls. "This is where we keep the

his every movement tense and agitated. Darian lounged in a ch

filled with symbols that made her stomach turn. "Here," she said, her voice hush

?" Ronan asked,

ed, her voice growing grim. "It's not just about creating hybrids-it's about creating *perfec

this was attempted, it ended in disaster. The hybrids didn't survi

een them. "That would explain why they're targeting witches, wolves, and va

And Lysandra and Elara we

e picture they painted was terrifying. Someone wasn't just trying to dest

silence. "If this is true, th

heart sinking.

his expression grim. "Yo

e you, I'd worry about who's next on *their* list. Because once they have everythin

look. The stakes had risen,