Selene stood in the center of the clearing, her heart pounding as the pack circled her. The moonlight filtering through the trees seemed brighter tonight, almost otherworldly, casting long shadows and giving the world around her an ethereal glow. The air felt charged, heavy with anticipation. Caleb had promised that tonight she would begin to understand what made her different, what had drawn the rogue wolves to their territory.
“Are you ready?” Caleb asked, his mismatched eyes locking onto hers with an intensity that made her pulse quicken.
“As ready as I’ll ever be,” she said, trying to steady her voice. She wasn’t sure she was, but this moment was inevitable. The time had come to embrace her wolf, to understand the strange, powerful force growing within her.
The pack had gathered, st
