CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX – THE KEY TO VICTORY

Lord Vladislav approached him, his cold eyes following Laura's movements. "Your mate continues to impress," he said, his tone neutral but tinged with respect. "She may well be the key to our victory." Logan nodded, a protective growl rumbling low in his chest. "She's stronger than any of us realized. But I worry about the toll this is taking on her... on our child." The vampire lord's gaze shifted to Logan. "The child she carries... it is unprecedented, is it not? A werewolf born of a turned human?" "It is," Logan confirmed, his voice tight with both pride and concern. "Which is why we must end this quickly. Dr. Carter cannot be allowed to threaten our future." As night deepened, Laura found herself drawn back to the library where she had discovered the hidden files. Something about the discovery still nagged at her. Why were those files hidden in Wolfram Tower? How long had they been there? She began to sift through the documents again, this time looking not just at their content