*~Lilith's POV~*
As soon as I handed Caspian the map, I watched him shift into motion his limbs tense, his mind already racing toward the children. The others followed like wolves on command. They would do anything to bring those babies back.
And that was exactly what I wanted.
Because while they ran off to play hero… I needed to prepare.
I wasn't just planning a rescue. I was preparing a resurrection.
The original Crescent pack…my people, my blood, my legacy will walk again. And the key to their rebirth? That child's blood. A single drop from the child born of crescent lineage, carrying the power of light and shadow in one fragile body.
Once I had it, nothing would stop me from reclaiming New Orleans. Not the High House, not the wolves, not even Hazel because she will be on my side.
I left before the dust settled behind them and made my way to the place where our dead were kept or what was left of them.
