Chapter Sixty-Five: Veil of Shadows
Samuel's POV:
The night enveloped Vampriya like a dark shroud, its silence only broken by the faint rustling of leaves in the eerie breeze. Perched on a high vantage point, Cameron and I surveyed the castle’s looming silhouette, an imposing structure of ancient stone and dark secrets.
“This feels like the calm before the storm,” Cameron muttered, his eyes never leaving the castle.
The tension in his voice was palpable.
I nodded in agreement, feeling the weight of the moment.
“It is. But we’re ready. We’ve planned for every contingency.”
Beneath us, our team was a silent array of shadows, each member in their assigned position. Lyla’s brothers, Lars, Kaiden, Aiden, and Fiden, were huddled together, their faces etched with determination and concer
