Moira's POV

The answer crystallizes like ice forming over still water.

Cain didn't give me the concrete evidence I needed during interrogation—no names, no details that could directly expose Derek. But the fact that he's alive? That's something I can use.

Derek is careful. Too careful. He's spent months orchestrating attacks through proxies, using his projection abilities to coordinate without being present, maintaining his spotless Elder reputation while dismantling ...