Lola’s POV

The moment the ground trembled, my heart dropped.

It wasn’t just the quake, it was the way the air changed. Thickened. Like something ancient had just taken a breath.

Kael was already moving, tense and alert, scanning the horizon with eyes that had shifted to silver. “That wasn’t natural,” he muttered. “Not from this world.”

I didn’t ask what he meant.

Not yet.

Instead, I grabbed his arm, grounding myself. “Let’s go.”

We shifted without another word and ran toward the outer ridge, where the alarm had started.

The pack warriors were already assembling, Nova, my parents, and a few elite wolves surrounded the lookout point. The trees...