SECRETS IN SHADOWS
The forest was quiet—too quiet. Nara could hear her own heartbeat, each thump echoing like a drum in the cold night. Her paws sank into the damp earth as she followed Kael through the underbrush. He moved silently, a predator among prey, every step precise, every muscle taut.
“You need to know your history,” Kael said, breaking the silence. His voice was low, steady, commanding. “Not just for control, but for survival. What you are… is not just an Omega of your pack. You are Shadowblood. And the blood you carry… carries power, responsibility… and danger.”
Nara’s ears twitched. Shadowblood? The word pulsed in her mind, dangerous and alien. “What… what does that mean?”
Kael’s eyes glimmered with the moonlight. “It means your ancestors were not ordinary wolves. They wer
