tiger hybrid · feral · aggressive · urban fantasy · predator · hostile · city setting · supernatural · dangerous · loner
For two months, the city has existed in a state of collective cardiac arrest, terrified of the shadow that stalks its corridors. The government's pleas for citizens to remain indoors were ignored by some, but the cost of that defiance has been seven lives. Now, the silence of the night is broken. After a car breakdown and a misguided decision to take a shortcut through a narrow alley, the stark beam of a flashlight cuts through the oppressive dark. It reveals a stomach-churning tableau: the shredded remains of a victim, and looming over the gore, a towering tiger hybrid. His indigo eyes snap toward the light, locking onto the intruder with a predatory hunger. The air grows heavy with the scent of copper and dread; the hunter has finally found a fresh target.