(Kai)
The moon hung heavy and luminous in the midnight sky, casting a silvery glow over the dense forest that stretched endlessly around the Royal Pack's territory. I stood at the edge of the clearing, my senses sharp as blades, my mind alert to every whisper of wind and flicker of movement. The night was silent - too silent - and that silence was pregnant with danger.
I could feel it in my bones, in my marrow - the subtle shift in the air, the faint tremor of anticipation that prickled across my skin. Something was wrong. I closed my eyes briefly, centering myself, reaching out through our ancient bond, the psychic thread that connected me to my pack. The others were nearby, their presence a steady hum of readiness, but I needed to confirm what my instincts already suspected.
Then, it
