Victoria barely slept that night.
Every time she closed her eyes, she saw the glowing message on the tower.
THE HEIR HAS AWAKENED.
The words seemed burned into her memory.
Whoever had written them wasn't trying to scare her.
They were announcing something.
A declaration.
A warning.
Or perhaps an invitation.
None of those possibilities made her feel better.
The moonlight filtered through her dormitory window as she stared at the ceiling.
Around her, the academy slept.
Students dreamed.
Professors rested.
The world continued as though nothing had changed.
But Victoria knew better.
Something had changed.
She could feel it.
The wolf inside her could feel it too.
The awakening beneath the Hidden Wing had triggered something far larger than anyone realized.
And now the conseq
