Running from his dark legacy, the werewolf hunter River must align with his enemy to protect himself from a vengeful pack and his own family; a low fantasy enemies to lovers story. River is a werewolf hunter, born into the esteemed, silver-lined legacy of the Ferreus Clan. It's not a life he wants and not a life he chooses for himself, and on the eve of his twenty-fifth birthday - on the cusp of an initiation ritual that will seal him into the coffin of his family's legacy forever - he runs. River stumbles upon the quiet town of Crescent Valley, a largely mundane, quaint place of old bookstores and pleasant cafés and peaceful nature walks. He also, through no fault of his own, stumbles onto a gruesome murder scene. Body torn apart, blood still warm, an odd symbol carved into the man's bare, scratched chest. He recognises the signs. Crescent Valley has a wild dog problem. Thinking of his hard-won freedom and desperate for peace, River vows to himself- one last job. So he sets out on a mission to find the killer and put an end to them, if only so he can sleep without feeling the cool handle of a silver knife in his paranoid grip. River soon becomes entangled in a feud between rival werewolf packs clawing for territory, and the alpha of the Crescent Moon pack, Rowan, is getting a little too close for comfort. In Crescent Valley, where monsters roam the streets, it is kill or be killed. Quite literally. ───── • ⋆⋅➶⋅⋆ • ───── Status: Complete Story length: 95,000+ words Disclaimer: Some parts of this story are rated mature. There is a content warning at the beginning of these specific chapters. The cover image has been generated for this story using BingAI.

On a mission to destroy the last of the Ferreus hunters, River encounters a monster like nothing he has ever faced before; one that is more than a match for his deadly Haze. A brittle peace has descended over Crescent Valley, but River cannot let his guard down. Haunted by the lurking shadows of the remaining Ferreus hunters, River knows it is only a matter of time before they catch up. He will do whatever it takes to protect his new home and family, so when Matteo's former alpha calls for aid with his own hunter problem, River seizes the chance to get close enough to his old home to attack from the shadows and catch them off-guard. A hunter on the hunt. With his new family at his side, River ventures closer to his old life than he ever wanted to go, but secrets lurk in the shadowed woods, and it soon becomes clear that hunters aren't the only threats hidden in the dark. Caught in a living nightmare, with dangers looming ever closer and threatening those closest to him, River discovers the harrowing truth behind his silver-lined legacy. ───── • ⋆⋅➶⋅⋆ • ───── Status: Complete Story length: 120,000+ words Disclaimer: This is the second book in the Curse of Ferreus Duology; it is not a standalone novel. Some parts of this story are rated mature. There is a content warning at the beginning of these specific chapters. The cover image has been generated for this story using BingAI.