C25 Friends Will Become Foes

Damien’s entire body is tense, every muscle coiled, prepared for a fight. But as the figure steps into the moonlight, his stance shifts. Not into ease, but into something sharper, more alert.

Raven instinctively pulls Cora closer, but the child doesn’t react in fear. Instead, she stares, her golden eyes locked onto the stranger as if she already knows her