The Alpha's Defiant Luna
"The First Darkness. It's not gone. It was never truly destroyed. It was just... waiting. Biding its time. And now, it's free. And it's coming for us."
The shadows returned three nights later, silent and hungry.
Elena was in the war room, reviewing reports of the destruction, her hands trembling as she read the names of the fallen. The room grew cold. The torches flickered, their flames turning black, casting dancing shadows across the walls. A presence pressed against her mind, ancient and hungry, suffocating. She could feel it clawing at her thoughts, trying to break through her defenses.
Kaelen burst through the doors, his face pale, his eyes wide with terror. "Elena! The Citadel, the wal