Karina stood at the edge of the lake, her bare feet sinking into the soft earth as she stared out at the water. The surface was still, mirroring the deepening dusk sky, but inside her, everything was chaos. The events of the day weighed heavily on her mind—the sick wolves, the violence, and the desperate fear in their eyes as they fought against the mysterious illness. It was unlike anything she had ever seen.
She clenched her fists, trying to steady herself, but her mind was in turmoil. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t shake the images of the infected wolves, the way they lost themselves to the disease. Her training with the pack had been interrupted by the arrival of the refugees, and now, she was struggling to focus on her own personal training. The lake, usually a place of s
