The next day, a hawk circled above Selena as she trained. It dropped a scroll at her feet sealed with obsidian wax.
She opened it slowly.
> To the Moon's Chosen
I am not your enemy. But I am the only one who understands what you are becoming.
Come to the edge of the Hollow Valley at the next full moon.
Come alone.
No name. Just a single emblem at the bottom,a black crown crossed with moonlight.
Rhea warned her not to go.
But Selena already knew she would.
> "If the Black Alpha wants to meet me," she said, "then let him.
I'm not afraid of fate."