The roar echoed long after the sound itself faded.
The entire academy remained frozen.
Students stood motionless in the rain.
Professors exchanged uneasy glances.
Even the Hunters looked unsettled.
The storm above Bloodright Academy seemed to pause for a single heartbeat.
As though the world itself was listening.
Then the ground trembled again.
A deep vibration rolled beneath the academy.
Ancient.
Powerful.
Wrong.
Victoria's silver markings burned brighter beneath her skin.
The wolf inside her surged restlessly.
Not with fear.
With urgency.
Something was happening below.
Something important.
And somehow she knew the gatekeeper wasn't roaring at the Hunters.
It was warning them.
The realization settled heavily in her chest.
The lead Hunter stared toward the academy's ce
