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The night sky burned crimson.
Above the sprawling city and the vast forests beyond, the Blood Moon hung low, swollen and angry, casting its deep, haunting glow over every rooftop and every tree. The streets seemed unnaturally still, yet Kael’s sharp ears picked up the muted scurrying of unseen watchers. The air was heavy, thrumming with a magic older than any kingdom, a magic that stirred the wolf inside him and set it pacing with restless hunger.
They had been hunted all day.
Kael’s enemies — rogues, rival packs, and certain human syndicates who had ties to the supernatural underworld — had chosen tonight to make their move. It wasn’t coincidence. Nothing about the Blood Moon was coincidence. It was the one night when an Alpha’s power surged to its peak… but also when his fated ma
