Three months had passed since Rina, Dorn, and Sera joined them.
Three months of healing, of growth, of *transformation*. The camp had expanded beyond anything Lena had imagined—new cabins, new training grounds, new *life* springing up everywhere. Wolves and vampires worked side by side, their ancient hatred slowly fading into something that looked almost like friendship.
And at the center of it all, the hybrids.
There were nine of them now. Nine souls who'd spent their lives alone, afraid, *hidden*. Now they laughed together, trained together, *lived* together. It was the most beautiful thing Lena had ever seen.
"You did this." Kael's voice came from behind her. She stood on a small hill overlooking the camp, watching her people move through their daily routines.
"We did this." She le
