The second moon hung high above the land, a blood-red echo in the sky, its presence invisible to humans but undeniable to every wolf. Elders spoke of it with reverence and fear, calling it the Blood Echo, the mark of the return of the “Alpha Before Time.” Caitlyn felt it in her bones, a call that stirred something deep within her. The world had shifted, and with it, the balance of power, of memory, and of destiny.

But the Blood Echo didn’t just mark the return of an ancient power. It marked her descent into something darker.

Caitlyn’s sleep became a battlefield. The dreams came relentlessly, each one more torturous...