The full moon was resting low in the sky, giving a silvery glow over the forest as Karina walk alone in the dense forest. Karina could barely notice the sounds of nocturnal creatures in the forest that filled the cold air. Her mind was a whirlwind of thoughts, the events of the past few days weighing heavily on her. The Derek’s strange behavior and the growing tension between Caius and Derek all played on a loop in her head, making her restless and exhausted.
She needed to clear her mind, to find some sense of peace in the midst of the chaos. And there is only one place that comes to mind when she thought of having mental peace: the magical lake.
The lake was hidden deep within the forest, far from the Silver Moon pack’s territory. She knew no one would find her there. It was a place of
