LOGINThe pack felt it before they heard it.Something was wrong.Shadowfang territory had never been this restless.Wolves paced across the borders.Warriors stood alert, muscles tense, eyes scanning the forest like enemies could emerge from the shadows at any moment.Because something had already been taken.And everyone knew it.“She’s gone.”The words spread like poison.Fast. Unstoppable.“They took her.”“No” she ran.I heard Ronan was there.She’s the reason why the wolves turned.She’s cursed.Rumours twisted and multiplied with every voice.And with each version.The truth became more dangerous.At the center of it all.Kael stood silent.His golden eyes burned with something darker than anger.Something colder than rage.She was taken from our territory,” Darius said, his voice tight. “That’s a direct challenge.”Selene stood across from him, arms folded.Or a consequence, she replied.The tension snapped instantly.Darius turned sharply.You think this is her fault?Selene didn’t
Darkness came first.Then pain. Then Cold.Aria’s eyes snapped open.She gasped sharply, her body was jerking as consciousness slammed back into her like a violent wave. Her head throbbed, her limbs heavy, and her power silent.Too silent.She tried to move.Chains tightened.Cold iron bit into her wrists.Her breath hitched.“What?”Her voice came out hoarse, barely a whisper.Memory crashed into her all at once.The forest. The fight.Ronan.Her eyes widened.“No”Well, a voice drawled lazily from the shadows, “you woke up faster than i ever expected.”Aria’s eyes snapped back towards the sound.Ronan stepped forward slowly, emerging from the darkness like something that belonged to it.Calm. Controlled. Dangerous.“Where am i?” she demanded.Ronan tilted his head slightly, studying her.“My territory.”Instantly, her stomach dropped.The room around her came into focus, stone walls, dim torchlight, no windows. It wasn’t just a room.It was a cell. And not just any cell.A prepared
The forest didn’t feel the same anymore.It wasn’t just dark.It was watching her.Aria ran.Branches tore at her skin, roots threatened to trip her with every step, and her lungs burned with every breath, but she didn’t stop.She couldn’t. Not now. Not when she could still hear them.Howls. Distant. Echoing. Hunting. Her.“They’re tracking me” she whispered, with her voice shaking.Of course they were.She had just proved everything they feared.She wasn’t one of them.She was something worse.Her foot caught on a root, and she stumbled forward, barely catching herself before crashing into the forest floor. Pain shot up her leg, but she forced herself up again, with her heart hammering wildly in her chest.“Keep moving… just keep moving.”But her body was reaching it’s limit.And her power.It was unstable. Unpredictable.Every time fear spiked, she felt it surge beneath her skin like lightning, threatening to break free again.A low growl sounded behind her.Closer this time.Aria
The silence did not last long.It shattered.Not from an attack.But from whispers.Low and sharp.Spreading like wildfire through the Shadowfang territory.“She’s the one.”“The hybrid.”The Alpha killed her parents.Aria stood in the center of it all.And for the first time, she was not invisible.She was exposed.Every pair of eyes on her held something different.Fear. Suspicion. Hatred.The pack didn’t see her as a guest anymore or even a risk.They all saw her as a threat.A ticking time bomb standing in their territory.And the worst of it all…No one tried to hide it.“You should have told us.”The voice cut through the tension.“Selene.”She stepped forward slowly with her gaze locked unto Kael. “You brought her here knowing what she is.”Kael did not respond immediately, but his presence shifted.Darkened.“I brought her here to protect her,” he said.Selene burst into laughter…“Protect her?” she repeated. “Or protect yourself from what she might become?”The words hit harde
They didn’t move like wolves.They didn’t move like humans either.Aria’s breath caught as the figures emerged from the shadows. Silent, controlled and unnatural. Their presence pressed against her senses in such a way that felt familiar.Too familiar.Her heart pounded violently.Because something inside her, had recognized them.What are they? she whispered.No one answered immediately.Even Kael had gone still.But it was not fear that tightened his expression.It was something worse.Recognition.They shouldn’t exist? Selene muttered under her breath.A dark look crossed Alaric’s face.“Oh, they exist,” he said quietly.We just buried the truth well enough to forget.Aria’s chest tightened.“Stop talking in riddles,” she snapped. What are they?One of the figures stepped forward.Slow.Deliberate.A woman.Her movements were too perfect and too precise. Her eyes glowed faintly, not gold like wolves.But silver.The same as Aria’s.Everything inside Aria went still.“No,”she whispe
The air changed before he even appeared.Aria felt it first.A pressure heavy, suffocating, pressing down on her chest like the world itself was holding its breath.Every instinct inside her screamed danger.Not the wild chaos of rogues.Not the sharp, familiar edge of Kael’s dominance.This was something else.Something older.Colder.Stronger.“He’s here,” Selene said under her breath.Kael didn’t move.But the energy around him shifted instantly.Darkened.Sharpened.Predatory.Aria’s pulse raced.Who is he? she asked.No one answered.That terrified her more than anything.The howl came next.Deep.Commanding.It tore through the Shadowfang territory like a blade, forcing every wolf into stillness.Submission.Even the strongest warriors hesitated.Aria felt







