The tenth full moon cycle of the year—known across the pack as the Harvest Moon phase—arrived cloaked in anticipation and quiet tension. It was the birth moon of Lunara, the favored she-wolf of the den, and within the walls of the pack, it carried a significance far greater than a mere celebration. For Emma, however, that same moon cycle would become something entirely different. It would mark the arrival of her liberator,a she-wolf who would set her free, though she did not yet know it.
Lunara had been born on the tenth night of this moon phase, and as always, her parents prepared to honor her existence with grandeur befitting a high-ranking pack member. Emma overheard Lunara boasting to her circle over the communication device, her voice filled with pride and superiority.
"I'm telling you, the high Luna herself will be present. This isn't just a celebration—it's an event the entire high realm will talk about."
