Sora Wulfric survived Blackhollow Academy. Now the Crown wants her on her knees. After every wolf in Blackhollow bowed to Sora and the forbidden black wolf, Morgrym, the kingdom no longer sees her as a poor girl who lied her way into a deadly academy. They see her as a threat. A Moon-Eaten heir. A girl with enough wolf-bond power to wake old laws, break royal lies, and turn a brutal war school into rebellion ground.
But Sora does not want a throne. She wants her brother back. Fenna is alive, but the Crown has changed him. Dead wolves speak through his mouth. Ancient magic burns beneath his skin. And something buried under Blackhollow is using him as a key to the last gate. Something older than Morgrym. Something the First Pack died to imprison. When the Crown sends another hidden Moon-Eaten heir to Blackhollow, Sora's claim, bloodline, and bond are thrown into doubt.
Astra Wulfric is calm, trained, dangerous, and everything Sora is not. She knows the old rites. She speaks like a ruler. And she may be the only person who understands what Fenna is becoming. But Astra came with Prince Orrian. And Orrian does not offer help without a leash. As Blackhollow fractures into rival factions, Sora must survive deadly Gate Trials, royal betrayal, brutal wolf magic, and the pull of a bond that is no longer just power.
It is law. Wolfram Draegun has been declared a traitor for standing beside her. Leif, Maren, and Isolde are now marked as rebel collaborators. Morgrym has become guardian of the Wolfgrave. And Fenna remains the living bridge between Sora and the dead wolves beneath the mountain. To save her brother, Sora must accept the one thing she never wanted. Leadership. Because the Crown is coming for Blackhollow.
The Pale Guard army is waking. And Old Varrak is not the only monster buried under Ulfgard.
Sora Wulfric survived Blackhollow Academy. Now the Crown wants her on her knees. After every wolf in Blackhollow bowed to Sora and the forbidden black wolf, Morgrym, the kingdom no longer sees her as a poor girl who lied her way into a deadly academy. They see her as a threat. A Moon-Eaten heir. A girl with enough wolf-bond power to wake old laws, break royal lies, and turn a brutal war school into rebellion ground.
But Sora does not want a throne. She wants her brother back. Fenna is alive, but the Crown has changed him. Dead wolves speak through his mouth. Ancient magic burns beneath his skin. And something buried under Blackhollow is using him as a key to the last gate. Something older than Morgrym. Something the First Pack died to imprison. When the Crown sends another hidden Moon-Eaten heir to Blackhollow, Sora's claim, bloodline, and bond are thrown into doubt.
Astra Wulfric is calm, trained, dangerous, and everything Sora is not. She knows the old rites. She speaks like a ruler. And she may be the only person who understands what Fenna is becoming. But Astra came with Prince Orrian. And Orrian does not offer help without a leash. As Blackhollow fractures into rival factions, Sora must survive deadly Gate Trials, royal betrayal, brutal wolf magic, and the pull of a bond that is no longer just power.
It is law. Wolfram Draegun has been declared a traitor for standing beside her. Leif, Maren, and Isolde are now marked as rebel collaborators. Morgrym has become guardian of the Wolfgrave. And Fenna remains the living bridge between Sora and the dead wolves beneath the mountain. To save her brother, Sora must accept the one thing she never wanted. Leadership. Because the Crown is coming for Blackhollow.
The Pale Guard army is waking. And Old Varrak is not the only monster buried under Ulfgard.