RAVEN The moment the final echo of the horn died down, the courtyard erupted. The crowd surged forward as one. Clothes were ripped off and cast aside into the dirt without a second thought as bones cracked and flesh shifted. Dozens of wolves—massive, lean, scarred, and young—burst from their human skin in a chaotic wave of fur and muscle, thundering past the stone terrace toward the dark tree line. Everyone was running. I stood at the top of the steps, frozen by the sheer velocity of it, but as I looked up at the sky, my breath caught. The moon looked different tonight. I looked massive, brilliant, and blindingly bright, casting an intense silver glow over the entire forest that seemed to vibrate directly beneath my skin. A heavy shoulder nudged against my thigh. I looked down. Eilís was already gone, replaced by the massive, midnight-black wolf. His golden eyes locked onto mine, giving me a firm, expectant look. He huffed, a cloud of white vapor rising from his muzzle, and nu
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