Victoria Brigham has killed three men—and none of them were by choice.
Haunted by a wolf she cannot control and a past soaked in blood, Victoria lives quietly as a pet-finding investigator, hiding among werewolves who believe she is one of them.
But when her sister disappears, and a strange, spicy scent tied to blood magic and animals begins following her through the city, Victoria makes one mistake that changes everything—she follows it.
What she finds is slaughtered witches, weaponized wolves, a dying man’s curse, and an artifact that burns itself into her soul.
Death should have been the end.
Instead, it was only the beginning.

I'd stopped fighting long ago. Even if my wolf had intended to let me see where we were and where she was going, I had no desire to look because I already knew enough: she was taking us as far away from Hector Haworth as she could. I was aware of myself, of the way she had me locked into some dark basement of her mind, only after she began to think about retreating, and letting me have my body back. I almost didn't want it. Almost.


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