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PROLOGUE

PRE-GAME

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MEET JORDAN PRICE

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A shapeshifter king.
A loyal protector.
A man who has loved Harper far longer than either of them will admit.
• Jaguar shifter and natural-born leader
• Artist, fighter, and Harper’s closest friend
• Fiercely loyal, dangerously protective
• Caught between the past that broke him and the woman he refuses to lose

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MEET HARPER RAYNE​

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A deadly enforcement agent.
A reluctant legend.
A woman becoming something even monsters fear.

• Tactical genius
• Creole lineage with hidden power
• Bound by loyalty, haunted by fate
• Caught between a vampire Regent and a shapeshifter king

MEET SOREN VALE

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An ancient vampire Regent.
A ruthless ruler bound by duty.
A man who has survived centuries by refusing to need anyone.
• Regent of Phoenix
• Deadly, disciplined, and politically powerful
• Haunted by the woman he couldn’t save
• Drawn to Harper despite every reason to stay away

the desert is burning.
and Harper Rayne is the spark.

No GenAI is used in the writing process. The stories, characters, prose, and creative expression are the original human-authored work of C.Y. Benton.

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