The Supreme Citadel did not sleep that night.

Council guards were disarmed and questioned. The two marked elders were confined in separate underground cells, while Logan was placed inside a chamber lined with silver, salt, and anti-projection runes.

Magnus ordered t

Snow began falling before the convoy reached the northern pass.

The mountains surrounding Crescent Moon territory rose like dark teeth against the night sky. Pine forests covered their lower slopes, while wind carried loose snow across the road in long white sheets.

The courtyard beyond the shattered gate erupted into chaos.

Enhanced Crescent Moon wolves charged from the lodge, the stables, and hidden tunnels beneath the snow. Some attacked with savage purpose. Others moved stiffly, their bodies controlled by blac