Where the Bears Roam

High in Bulgaria‘s Rila Mountains, a young woman‘s body is found near the legendary Seven Lakes trail. The official story is simple: a bear attack. Brutal. Tragic. Case closed. But former cop Stefan Hristov-the hiker who discovers the body-knows better. The scene is too precise. Too rehearsed. Too wrong. When his questions are dismissed, then quietly discouraged... and finally threatened, Stefan realizes the "bear" is nothing but a convenient cover. Something else is prowling these mountains-something human, organized, and far more dangerous. Tracing scattered clues, Stefan finds hints of a hidden structure operating in the region: remote facilities sealed from public view, staff too afraid to speak, and missing young women whose names never appear in official reports. Everything points toward a powerful organization able to erase evidence, silence witnesses, and bend the truth into whatever shape it needs. Stefan doesn‘t know the full extent of what hides beneath Rila‘s ancient peaks. Not yet. But he knows one thing: If the truth comes out, it will shatter lives... including his own. Caught between the raw wilderness and ruthless men who guard their secrets with blood, Stefan must confront not only the predators in the shadows, but the demons from his past that cost him his badge. And he must do it before the mountains claim another victim. Because in Rila, the real monsters aren‘t where the bears roam. They walk on two legs.