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Magnolia believes Fairy Tail is merely an extravagant nightclub owned by Laxus Dreyar. The truth is much more dangerous. Fairy Tail is the heart of the Dreyar criminal empire—a place where alliances are formed beneath golden lights, secrets are exchanged over expensive drinks, and enemies sometimes disappear through the basement doors. Laxus rules Magnolia’s underworld as the feared Thunder Dragon, but his wife, Destiny, rules beside him. She is Fairy Tail’s star dancer, co-owner, and chief negotiator. Destiny can command the club’s stage at midnight and dismantle a corrupt businessman’s contract before morning. She wears Laxus’s wedding ring proudly, but she has never needed his name to make people fear her. Their friends work throughout the organization, but none of them considers Fairy Tail merely a job. They are a family. And when Selene Vale—Laxus’s ex-girlfriend—returns to reclaim Destiny’s position, she threatens every member of it. The First Warning Lucy is the first person to realize Selene’s visit isn’t harmless. The morning after the nightclub’s reopening gala, Lucy enters Destiny’s office and finds Selene sitting behind her desk. Destiny’s wedding portrait has been removed, replaced by an old photograph of Selene and Laxus. Lucy stops in the doorway. “That’s Destiny’s chair.” Selene doesn’t look up from the paperwork. “I know.” “Then get out of it.” Selene smiles and leans back. “You’re protective of her.” “She’s my friend.” “She’s a dancer who married a powerful man.” Lucy’s expression hardens. “She owned part of this club before Laxus married her.” “For now.” Lucy’s hand tightens around the folder she is carrying. “What is that supposed to mean?” “It means relationships like theirs don’t last. Laxus needs a woman from his world—someone with the right blood, alliances, and experience.” “And you believe that woman is you?” Selene picks up the photograph of herself with Laxus. “I was beside him before Destiny ever knew his name.”