The world outside had begun to shift. Strange phenomena spread across the werewolf territories like wildfire, unsettling even the bravest among them. Packmates awoke with disturbing dreams of a wolf they had never seen—its eyes burning crimson, its presence shadowed in mystery. There were reports of wolves howling in unison beneath a blood-red sky, as though answering a call they couldn’t understand. Rivers, once steady and predictable, began running upstream under the cover of night, twisting and turning against nature itself.

Caitlyn could feel the change in the air. The world was breaking, and something ancient was clawing its way to the surface. Her wolf, once calm and dormant, had...