Andrei’s POV
That morning started like any other. I woke before dawn, slipped out of bed without waking Natalia, and headed to the barracks to review the day’s training schedule with my Beta. We had new recruits from Bloodmoon who needed assessment, and the veteran warriors needed to keep their skills sharpened even though the war was over.
The barracks were blissfully quiet at that hour. The only people who were there were me and a few early risers preparing for the day, sharpening daggers and swords on the whetstone and cleaning their leathers.
I took my spot at the desk in the corner office and pulled out the roster, scanning through the names and notes.
I hadn’t been working for long when it happened. Like f*****g clockwork, the roster blurred. The words on the page twisted and ran
