–Sophia–
I watched through the tinted glass as those brainless followers and wannabe vloggers clawed at the property line. Phones raised, mouths foaming, egos louder than the waves crashing below the cliffs. The dogs along the perimeter snarled, muscles coiled, teeth flashing white. The intruders screamed back at them, shoving cameras into muzzles like offerings to chaos. Even the town security had to step in, cuffing a few who refused to back down.
Great. Day one, and the circus had already arrived.
"Livana's going to write a whole new law book for settlers and tourists," I muttered, lifting my camera and zooming in on every angle of the gate. No breach. No shadow out of place. "This place is about to become famous for all the wrong reasons."
The mayor arrived, red-faced, barking orders. The crowd thinned.
"Looks like we've got a mountain of cases coming," I told Kai. He sighed.
His phone vibrated. Unknown number—Lair frequency.
He answered and put it on speaker.
