The emergency session convened at dawn three days after the Fae confrontation, with the Council Chamber's protective wards reinforced to nearly twice their normal strength. Word of Stella's ability to resist and expose Fae influence magic had spread throughout supernatural communities worldwide, creating both unprecedented interest in her abilities and genuine fear about potential Fae retaliation.
I sat beside Dante in the observers' section, watching our daughter take her place at the Council table itself—no longer as an observer, but as an official advisor on Fae resistance techniques. The promotion had come after forty-eight hours of intensive testing that confirmed Stella's unique ability to not only resist supernatural mental influence but to help others recognize when such influence
