Book 2. Chapter 1

Marisol Hallows has always lived in the shadow of her powerful parents—Alpha Liam and Luna Nicole. As her twenty-first birthday approaches, strange nightmares begin to plague her, blurring the line between dream and reality. Shadows stalk her, a beast haunts her sleep, and the bond she has tried to shut away from her pack threatens to unravel everything she’s built.

But when celebration collides with destiny, Marisol discovers that adulthood comes with more than leadership, responsibility, and expectations. It brings secrets, danger, and a fated pull she cannot ignore.

In a world where power and legacy define worth, can Marisol embrace the truth of who she is becoming—or will the darkness hunting her claim her first?

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In the heart of a sprawling forest, shadows clung to gnarled trees like ominous curtains. The air was thick with an eerie stillness, broken only by the terrified breath of a lone figure stumbling through the darkness. Her footsteps echoed,