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members of the Shadowwood Pack gathered, their faces tense with worry. As I joine

sed the assembled wolves. "As many of you are aware," he began, his voice car

pers of fear echoed in the night air. I felt a knot form in the pit of my st

low and gravely. "They are calculated, purposeful. And until

grim. "We must bolster our defenses," he declared, his voice ringing

m, a sense of urgency driving me forward. "Alpha, Beta," I began, my voice trembling with apprehension. "I fear

piercing as he regarded me. "What do you mean

thing in the forest," I confessed, my voice barely above a whisper

vestigate," he assured me, his tone resolute. "But for now, we must fo

the dangers that lurked just beyond the safety of our borders. But even as I returned t

rdling howl, echoing through the forest like a mournful cry. My heart leapt into my

the ground, their bodies broken and bloodied, the scent of death hanging heavy in the air. Among

ed out to touch her shoulder. "Selene," I whisper

trees, sending a shiver down my spine. The attackers were st

I would uncover the truth behind these attacks, no matter the cost. For the safe

ing to face the looming darkness that surrounded us. The night seemed to cl

e before them. "We need to secure the perimeter," Donovan commanded, his voice steady despit

ith a fierce determination. "We won't let them get away

y veins, driving me forward with renewed purpose. With each step, the weight of grief a

me, thick and suffocating. Every rustle of leaves, every snap of twigs, sent sh

r in the moonlight, nestled among the roots of a gnarled oak. With a sense of trepidat

that seemed to dance in the faint light. As I turned it over in my hands, a sense

—a figure lurking in the shadows, their eyes gleaming with malice. Without a second

beyond the limits of exhaustion. But no matter how fast I ran, the darknes

clearing bathed in moonlight. In the center stood a lone figure, their

had stumbled upon the source of our troubles—the mastermind behin

hat my fate was sealed. For in that moment, I realized that I was staring into the