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The booth was a pocket of shadow, swallowing the family whole. Finnian’s arms tightened around Elara, pulling her flush against his side as he grinned, a flash of teeth in the dim light. The air hummed with a twisted, familiar warmth that belonged only to them. He leaned forward, his eyes glinting with dark, shared amusement, and pitched his voice low. 'So,' he began, the word hanging in the quiet. 'Has Asher chosen the target yet? For the Showdown.'