Victoria's POV

Darkness falls like a curtain across the forest outside Crimson Eclipse territory, and my pulse quickens with anticipation.

'Time to move.'

I've been watching the detention center from the tree line for hours, memorizing guard rotations and patrol patterns. The concrete building sits behind the main pack facilities, harsh floodlights creating pools of brightness that I'll need to navigate carefully.

'One chance. Make it count.'

The same guard from ...