{WATTYS 2023 WINNER} • Book 1 of the Daegelus series • While hunting for his missing friend, Elijah stumbles upon a fiery journalist, who so happens to be looking for the same people as him: the doctors who experimented on him when he was a child. But when the two are forced to go on the run together, Elijah's healing wounds are opened, and he realises that Lyca Corp. took more than his childhood. ⊳⊱ ♕ ⊰⊲ The moment Elijah escaped from the lab where he unwillingly spent the past thirteen years of his life, he planned to live up to his promise: he'd find Haru, the only thing that kept him sane growing up. But with no idea where Lyca Corp. transferred him, Elijah hunts down the former doctors who made his life hell in search of answers. After chasing his next lead, however, Elijah accidentally rescues Zoe, a journalist locked in his target's trunk. He has no choice but to bring her and her roommate, Jake, along with him as he flees the city to avoid capture. But as he continues his search, Elijah struggles with the scars Lyca Corp. burned into him. He has no idea who or what he is; he doesn't understand the power raging inside his bodyーthe power Lyca Corp. desperately tried to pry from him. Why does he have an insatiable bloodlust? What does the whispering voice inside his head want? And why does he feel as though a huge part of him has been torn away? ❅ LGBTQ couples ❅ Grump x Sunshine ❅ Dystopian Urban Fantasy ❅ Word Count: 137,000 ─────────────────────────────────── ✵ Numenverse year: 1335 **April 2024 Editor's Pick **#3 in Werewolf 5/4/2024 **#1 in GayRomance 5/4/2024 **#12 in Werewolf 31/5/2025 2023-2025 © Tate Csernis | | Series is exclusive to Wattpad

🔞🔞🔞🔞🔞🔞🔞🔞🔞🔞🔞🔞 This is a story about Seven Heroes and Seven Deadly Demons. In a world between humans and demons, seven teenagers must face their darkest fears, each one connected to a demon representing one of the seven major sins. With the help of a dedicated teacher at a popular school in Germany, which also hides a secret private school, the Heroes must learn to trust themselves and each other. This story dives deep into real, serious issues like trauma, abuse, self-harm, and what it truly takes to keep fighting for freedom. This story is loosely based on my own experiences. I am not, in any way, glorifying pain, romanticizing abuse, or promoting self-harm, so please don't read it the wrong way. Trigger warnings: This story contains themes of abuse, self-harm, trauma, and other sensitive content. For mature readers (18+) only. If these topics aren't for you, please don't read or report the story.