Before Nate. Before the prophecy. Before the city fell into shadow.Derek was already surviving things no one should survive.He does not understand it at first. Only that his body reacts faster than his thoughts and danger seems to find him before anyone else even notices it is there.But something else is wrong in the quiet moments.The shadows do not always stay still.And they seem to notice him back.As strange events begin to build around him, Derek is forced to confront a truth he cannot explain. Something inside him is waking up. Something connected to a world that has been waiting for him far longer than he knows.Echoes of the Night: Derek is a dark supernatural prequel in the Echoes of the Night series, a haunting origin story about survival, instinct, and the moment a boy becomes something more.