Golden light blazed around Caleb like fire. Aria's violet power flared in reaction, the two energies crashing together in the tiny room.
"Stop!" Seraphina stepped between them. "Both of you, control yourselves!"
"There's nothing to control, Mother," Caleb said, his voice eerily calm. "This is destiny."
"Your destiny is madness!" Caden shouted. "Caleb, what's happened to you?"
"I've awakened to the truth." Caleb's golden eyes burned with inhuman light. "The ancient sounds have been calling me for months. They showed me what's really coming."
"What did they show you?" Aria demanded, her own power sparking.
"War. Blood. The old packs crumbling into dust." Caleb smiled coldly. "Only one Moon Wolf can survive to rebuild everything."
"That's not what they told me," Aria argued. "They said I was a bridge between worlds."
"They tell us what we need to hear." Caleb took a step closer. "But the promise is clear. Two Moon Wolves. One winner. One dead body."
