All These Bitter Stars
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"Funny how you think you can defeat me."
"Funny how you think I can't."
Keska Lenell has no people, no family and no home. Having been destroyed by the Cruel Ones, beings with unparalleled power and a thirst for blood, Keska knows what it's like to be stripped of everything. Empty, cold and lifeless, there's only one thing which keeps her sane. Vengeance, and she's hell bent on getting it.
Unfortunately, getting revenge turns out to be quite troublesome when you have an incredibly high bounty on your head. Keska is confident in her abilities, having evaded a multitude of hunters already, but a certain bounty hunter with annoyingly pretty eyes is proving to be more difficult to deal with than she had imagined.
Mav Wolfe has worked for the Crest House for as long as he could remember. Sure, working for murderous, godlike people took a toll on his morals, or at least they would if he had any, but they paid handsomely and that was well enough for him.
Known as the best bounty hunter in the west of Pell, Mav has never met a bounty he hasn't turned in. That is, until the hunt for Keska Lenell begins. With a smart mouth and irritatingly attractive smirks, Mav has never been more eager to get the job done. Unfortunately, hunting her down is proving to be more difficult than he had imagined.
Mav quickly learns that his bounty is strong, smart and definitely doesn't like to play nice.
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