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Beasts and Blades [ON HIATUS]
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"Tell me something, Maja," he began. He stared into her, his gaze sharp and piercing her soul, as if striking it could coax out the secrets it hid behind walls of steel and adamant. "Do you enjoy killing?"
She straightened, staring back at him with a gaze as deadly as a blade. "What if I told you that I did?"
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An assassin should have no loyalties to no one but herself, she thought different, and that was her gravest mistake. Maja is a descendant of a once-great empire built by Therian's - shape-shifting beasts now reduced to simpering slaves. An escapee of that fate as a child, she now earns her keep as one of Solaria's deadliest assassins. And as a result, her life revolves around death and the bounties on her head.
Sold by an unexpected dealer to a general, there is no escaping punishment for her innumerable crimes. Unless she can wager a deal. Use her skills to become the bodyguard for the most dangerous family in Solaria that could have her killed with a single word.
In a land where secrets hide and lies make themselves known, Maja will find herself caught in a web spun from decades of deceit and broken trust. And she must soon realize who the real beast is, before they decide that it's her.
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