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CHAPTER 49
~Valerie's POV~
I don't know why I expected a chill day.
Maybe a part of me believed after yesterday's seven-mile hell marathon and the ongoing power flex between six mates and a smug fae princess, the universe would grant me mercy.
Spoiler alert: it didn't.
Combat class was held on one of the upper terraces—stone floor, massive pillars, enough space to run a mini war if you wanted. The arena overlooked the cliffs on the east wing. Gorgeous, dangerous, and ridiculously exposed to every damn Guild currently watching.
I stood with Isla, Emerald, and Astraea, all of us in our training gear, arms crossed, weapons secured.
"Why do I feel like something's brewing?" Isla muttered, eyeing the line-up of Guild members forming around the field.
"Because it is," I answered automatically.
"Something's off," Astraea added, her fae eyes narrowing as her gaze swept the field. "Look over there."
I followed her line of sight.