C42 ARRIVAL OF THE SHADOW ALPHA

The smell of smoke came from the wind long before the fire got to the castle walls.

Elara stood on the western balcony and watched the horizon turn red. Her golden eyes narrowed. The forest that used to be dark was now full of embers. They weren't natural, but they sprang from the same terrible flame that resided in her blood.

He was here.

The Alpha of the Shadow.

For days