The howl that cut through the mountain made everyone freeze. It wasn't like any wolf sound Aurora had ever heard. It was wrong - twisted and hungry.
"Take positions!" Elias shouted, his muscles tensing as he shifted back to wolf form.
The First Pack Ancients spread out, their massive bodies forming a protective circle around the humans. Their fur rippled with strange colors that seemed to glow from within.
Aurora gripped the Fang tightly, its light pulsing in time with her racing heart. Something was coming. Something worse than the Replaced.
Dante moved to her side, his eyes wide. "Cousin," he said, the word still new and strange on his tongue. "Whatever happens next—"
A crash shook the chamber as part of the wall exploded inward. Through the dust and falling rocks came creatures that made Aurora's blood turn cold.
