Chapter 58: You Need Something

Chapter 58: You Need Something

Raven stood outside the one-way glass, arms loose at her sides, the holding room’s chill rising through the concrete and into her bare feet like slow fingers.

Cold kept people awake. She liked that. Two hours since Gabriel went into surgery. No word yet. The mansion felt hollow without the Iron Wall’s steady presence in the war room, the quiet weight of him that made every plan feel anchored. Every footstep echoed a little louder tonight. Every shadow stretched longer.

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