The Lost City trembled beneath Grace's feet.
The creature rising from beneath the palace was unlike anything she had ever seen.
It was enormous, covered in swirling darkness, with crimson eyes that seemed to contain an endless night.
Every wolf in the city had stopped fighting.
Even the Shadow King's army stood frozen.
The creature slowly lifted its head.
A deep roar rolled across the city.
Windows shattered.
Ancient towers shook.
Grace instinctively reached for Kael's hand.
"That's the First Shadow?" she whispered.
Orion nodded.
His face had gone pale.
"An ancient creature born from the darkness that existed before the first werewolf packs."
Kael stared at the monster.
"How do we stop it?"
Orion didn't answer immediately.
That frightened Grace more than anything.
Finally
