{𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓} Tyler stood in the dim cellar, the air thick with blood and betrayal. Around him lay the broken bodies of the hybrids—his friends, his allies—gone. All of them. He staggered back, breath shallow, the weight of his failure pressing down like a vice. Everyone he had sworn to protect… dead. His phone buzzed, slicing through the silence. His breath hitched when he saw the name flashing on the screen. Everly. Hands shaking, he answered. “Eve, I can’t—” But the voice that cut h