The shadows pressed in, suffocating the air, their dark tendrils reaching toward us like the hands of nightmares. But Autumn stood firm, her golden eyes glowing brighter with every step. She was no longer just a wolf. She was a force, and I was with her.
The massive shadow loomed closer, its fingers extending, stretching impossibly far, aiming for our throats, for our hearts. My skin crawled at the proximity of its cold, vile energy, but Autumn’s presence surged in my mind, stronger, clearer than ever before.
*Do not fear,* she said. *Together, we are unstoppable. We are one.*
I nodded, my pulse racing, every part of me yearning to fight. I didn’t need to understand everything. I only needed to know we were bound by the Moon, stronger than the darkness itself.
The first shadowy hand re
