SHADOWS OF BETRAYAL
The forest had barely begun to recover from the chaos of the Keepers’ trials when Nara felt it—the subtle shift in the wind, the tremor beneath the earth, and the faint, sinister pulse that tugged at her bloodline. Something was coming, something unlike the shadows or generals they had faced before.
Kael was already tense, his amber eyes scanning the horizon as his shadow energy flared protectively around them. “They’ve been watching,” he said grimly. “The rival packs… they’ve formed an alliance. And they’re not alone.”
Nara tightened her fists, crimson energy humming beneath her skin. The trials had strengthened her, awakened her bloodline fully, but she had no illusions. The world outside the forest was ruthless, and now it was hunting them.
The first attack came
