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Chapter 84

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Thorne’s POV

I stood in the dim light of my study, the fire crackling softly in the hearth. My mind, however, was far from calm. I had been waiting, waiting for a sign, for something that would give me the upper hand. And then, Marcus came to me.

I could tell something was off from the moment he entered. His face was pale, almost grim, as he approached with the sort of news I hadn’t been expecting. I had sent him to observe, to gather intel, but what he was about to say would change everything.

“I saw them,” Marcus said, his voice tight.

I arched an eyebrow, motioning for him to continue. “Saw who?”

“Alaric and Sofia,” he said, a slight hesitation in his voice. “They were sparring.”

I narrowed my eyes, suspicion creeping in. “Sparring? What’s so important about that?”

“It wasn’t just sparring, Thorne,” Marcus said, his tone lowering as if he was unsure of how to explain what he had witnessed. “There was something about Sofia... She’s different. Her power—it’s growing.”

My pulse quicke
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