ログインThe howl continued rolling across the mountains long after the sound itself should have faded.It carried power.Authority. A warning.Every wolf standing in the clearing felt it.Scarlett watched the reactions around her carefully. The older wolves looked visibly shaken. Even warriors who had faced countless battles seemed unsettled.Whatever the Black Fang Pack represented, their arrival was not ordinary.The injured scout remained on one knee, struggling to regain his breath.Jax crouched beside him."How far behind you are they?""Less than an hour."The answer tightened the atmosphere immediately.Rachel swore under her breath.Lucas folded his arms."They crossed three territories to get here."The scout nodded."They weren't hiding."That detail worried Scarlett more than anything else.Powerful enemies usually relied on secrecy.Only the truly confident marched openly.The mysterious silver-haired woman exchanged a look with Aldric.Neither seemed pleased.Scarlett noticed."W
The clearing descended into a tense silence after Aldric's warning.No one moved. No one spoke.Even the wind seemed to hesitate among the trees.Scarlett's heart hammered against her ribs as she stared toward the forest. The horns had stopped, yet the unease they left behind continued spreading through every wolf gathered there.Whoever betrayed her mother had arrived.The statement refused to leave her mind.For years she had hunted enemies she could see. Rogues. Hunters. Corrupt leaders hiding behind authority.This felt different.This enemy had survived in the shadows for decades.Worse, they had remained close enough to learn Elena's plans before the Council could be exposed.The thought made Scarlett feel sick.Beside her, Lucas remained alert, his gaze sweeping the tree line."They're not moving," he said quietly.Aldric's expression remained grim."They don't need to."Rachel frowned."What does that mean?"The older Alpha looked toward the dark forest."It means they're conf
The woman's words settled over the clearing like a storm cloud refusing to move."Your mother didn't die because she found the truth. She died because someone she trusted betrayed her."Scarlett stood frozen.The world around her seemed to blur at the edges while those words echoed through her mind again and again.Someone she trusted.Not an enemy.Not a stranger.Someone close.Someone who had stood beside her mother while she fought to expose the corruption buried inside the Alpha Council.The thought felt unbearable.Across the clearing, the council representative watched the reaction she had caused with obvious satisfaction.Her smile never wavered.It was the smile of someone who enjoyed reopening old wounds.Lucas shifted closer to Scarlett, his presence steadying the emotions threatening to overwhelm her.He didn't speak.He didn't need to.The warmth of their bond reminded her she wasn't standing alone.Not anymore.Rowan, however, looked as though every old scar inside him h
The silence that followed Aldric's warning felt heavier than any battle Scarlett had ever faced.The Alpha Council.For years, the name had existed like a distant authority, something woven into the structure of werewolf society. They governed territories, settled disputes, and maintained order among the packs. Wolves respected them. Many feared them.Now, for the first time, Scarlett was being forced to consider something far worse.What if the people responsible for protecting the packs were the same people destroying them?The thought settled like ice beneath her skin.Aldric stood motionless near the fractured clearing, his attention fixed on the northern forest. Whatever he saw in the distance seemed to confirm his fears."They moved faster than I expected," he muttered.Rowan's jaw tightened."You knew they were coming."Aldric looked at him."I knew they would eventually find me."The words carried years of exhaustion.Scarlett could see it now. The man wasn't merely hiding. He
The woman standing beyond the fractured opening looked so much like the memories Scarlett carried that her chest physically hurt.For years, she had replayed fragments of her mother's face whenever grief became too heavy to bear. She remembered warm hands brushing tangled hair from her forehead. She remembered quiet laughter drifting through their home before everything was taken away. She remembered the promise that no matter what happened, family would always find its way back to one another.Now, staring through the veil of silver light, Scarlett wanted desperately to believe what she was seeing.Yet something held her in place.Not fear.Instinct.The same instinct that had kept her alive through betrayal, exile, and war.Beside her, Lucas remained alert. His arm brushed hers lightly, offering support without interfering. He knew better than anyone that this moment belonged to Scarlett.The woman took a step forward.Tears glistened in her eyes."Scarlett."The sound of her name c
The words echoed across the clearing like a hammer striking stone.“Welcome home, daughter.”For a heartbeat, nobody moved.The forest seemed to hold its breath.The fractures stretching across the sky stopped spreading. The wind died between the trees. Even the hunters, who moments earlier had looked consumed by worship, stared toward the opening with expressions Scarlett could not fully understand.Shock rooted her to the ground.The First Alpha's golden eyes remained fixed on her.Patient.Certain.As though it had spoken an undeniable truth. Scarlett felt her pulse hammering against her ribs."No." The word escaped before she realized she had spoken. The creature's smile did not fade. Around her, tension tightened like a drawn bowstring.Lucas immediately stepped forward, placing himself between Scarlett and the gate. Every protective instinct inside him rose to the surface. His wolf growled low in his chest.Dangerous.Warning.Ready.The First Alpha watched him with mild curiosi
The sound of her mother's voice shattered something inside Scarlett.For a moment, the chaos in the clearing faded into the background. The spreading fractures across the sky, the darkness swallowing the center of the broken gate, the hunters kneeling in worship all of it seemed distant compared to
The moment the gate shattered, the world seemed to tear apart with it.A shockwave exploded from the center of the clearing, throwing wolves, hunters, and broken debris in every direction. Scarlett felt herself lifted from the ground before slamming hard against the roots of an ancient pine. Pain s
Golden light exploded beneath Scarlett's feet, tearing through the clearing in blinding waves.The ancient symbol carved into the earth awakened all at once, its lines burning brighter than fire as energy surged through every mark and circle hidden beneath the soil. The ground trembled violently. T
The scream echoed through the forest with enough force to freeze everyone in place.Scarlett's heart slammed against her ribs.For a fraction of a second, even the creatures surrounding the clearing seemed distracted by it. The sound wasn't distant enough to dismiss, nor close enough to identify. I







