NEVA POV
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Vesk Hollow was smaller than I'd expected — a modest territory tucked into hill country, the specific quiet, isolated geography that made it exactly the kind of place someone could hide a suppressed convergence for months without anyone noticing.
Mitch had traced Talia's family to a house on the territory's eastern edge, and Silo ran a careful assessment of the property from a distance before we approached — no visible security, no obvious opposition, just an ordinary house that happened to be holding an extraordinary secret.
"Corin Vess's vehicle is present," Silo reported, checking the registration against Mitch's documentation. "He's here now."
My wolf went sharp and alert.
*Now,* she said. *We move now, before he has time to prepare a response.*
I agreed, and relaye
