When Hell Runs Cold
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Last published Mon, Feb 1, 2021
"What does it take to be a hero?"
Alysia Lockheart is not a hero. Lurking in the shadows as the infamous thief Lux, she's exactly the opposite of one. But when dead bodies start showing up, bodies who look eerily similar to Alysia, and a new villain reveals himself, she finds herself teaming up with Ziren City's resident superhero and vigilante and becoming something she never thought she would be.
A hero.
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