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Briar Rustin should have lived as the treasured daughter of Green Valley's tiger chief. Loved by her father and respected by her tribe, she was a rare silver-white tiger beastkin with amethyst eyes-a female many believed blessed by birth.
But inside her mother's den, Briar was treated as unwanted.
Her mother favored Camella, Briar's jealous half sister, and protected her no matter how cruel she became. When Camella's hatred leaves Briar scarred and humiliated, the betrayal only deepens. Her former fiancés abandon her one by one, choosing Camella instead after deciding a scarred female is no longer worthy of them.
Briar endures it all for the sake of her father, even as her heart quietly breaks.
Then the Beast God visits her in a dream.
Moved by Briar's kindness, restraint, and will to keep living despite everything done to her, he grants her a blessing. At first, it feels like divine favor: a hidden storage space, sacred gifts, healing balm for her scar, and instincts that help her protect those around her. But the truth is far stranger. The Beast God is not truly a deity, and Briar's blessing is an advanced system created by a civilization watching her world from beyond the stars.
As Briar earns merits through compassion, healing, and protecting her tribe, her system slowly unlocks new gifts-safer cooking, better healing, improved shelters, and eventually the knowledge to guide beastkin society into a new era.
But power attracts attention.
Camella's stolen glory begins to crack. Former fiancés return with regret. Rival tribes spread rumors. Dangerous males seek to claim Briar for her beauty, blessing, and rising influence. To survive, Briar will need more than divine gifts-she will need trust, courage, and a bond circle strong enough to protect her body, heart, and freedom.
And among the males who earn her trust, one carries the greatest secret of all.
The Beast God himself may be much closer than she knows.