Since birth, Vincent Grimes has been labeled the boy with the Devil on his shoulder. Grimes was raised in church, taught to worship and obey, and that the Lord would save him, but salvation is far from Grimes' reach, much farther than he thought.
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The summer of 1962 was one of remembrance for Grimes. Newly an adult, Grimes is frustrated that he can't make decisions for himself and is stuck as the dutiful usher boy under his father's thumb until a demon comes knocking. Hell breaks loose in the town of Kingston, and with it, Grimes' soul is plunged into darkness forever.
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With a new name and new life, Nathan must learn to fit in at an Academy of the Feral Investigation Bureau, or risk being sent back to prison.
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Escaping prison was only the beginning for inmate C41. Now on the run and going by Nathan, he's enrolled in an American Academy for training agents and joins the Feral Investigation Bureau, charged with hunting down criminals and sending them to the same place he just escaped. But after learning how blurred the distinction is between feral and non-feral, Nathan is forced to flee with his sister and his boyfriend, only to discover their safe house hides a secret that might cost Nathan his freedom.
Content and/or Trigger Warning: sex and violence. [Note: failed suicide attempt]
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