Golden Shackles

They took from me and now I'll take everything from them.

Gracie Golden —> I’m a federal agent with a vendetta that doesn’t align with the agency that equips me with anonymity, skilled lethality, and permission to shoot first. When I was nineteen I lost my big brother to their world and overnight my passion for dance morphed into vengeance. I've put everything into the credentials I need to enact my revenge. But toppling the Predatora empire isn’t enough. I want those with blood on their hands to suffer, starting with the low level dealer to the prick at the top. I know who and where he is, and my plan is to keep this off the books.
But you know what they say about the best laid plans...

Atticus Lycanese —>Reputation is everything. Secrets are currency. Rumors are leverage to entice people to do as I bid. I’ve climbed the ranks of the Predatora organization doing whatever I had to. Now I’m a Captain with my own faithful crew in the heart of downtown Falls City. Born a bastard wolf shifter to a human mother who never wanted me and an absentee shifter father, I’m biding my time until I can take everything from the family who abused me and the few I love.
Then she shows, adding chaos into my carefully controlled world. She hides secrets behind a devilish smirk, sharp tongue, and sinful body, all of which make my hands itch to connect with her sweet, tender flesh. The fact that she also wants to kill me only turns me on more. But when my wolf decides she’s ours, I have to contend with my brother and our new business partner who also want to stake their claim.

Barrister Ursidanos —> My brother is correct, reputation is everything. Orphaned as a young cub, we were raised by a pack of brutal shifters who schooled us on the seedier side of business. For some reason, our benefactors tagged me to walk in the light while Atticus was left to slink through the shadows. He worked the streets while I was sent to private schools where politicians and CEOs are bred. With power comes corruption, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It doesn’t matter if it’s dealing the drug du jour in an unmarked warehouse or debating with policy makers on Capitol Hill, it’s all shady dealings and every win leaves a stain on our souls. We have to get out before there’s nothing left of us. Regardless of where we started, Atticus and my goals align, and I will do my part to secure our futures.

I’ve found a partner to help us. A brilliant shifter without a pack of his own, untainted by the Predatora family, unknown by our associates. I bring him to Atticus’ club and am sidelined by a siren working the pole. One anonymous encounter in a back room, and my bear wants to claim her.

Cor Felinatti —> Teased and tormented throughout my youth, my cat didn’t emerge until I was seventeen. Although my body changed quickly, it was too late - the stigma was set and the mental scars were embedded deep. I dreamed of meeting others who saw me for who I am now, and not who I once was. Then I met Barrister, a bear shifter / Senator with ties to the Predatora. While I’m not a bloodthirsty man, I do have dark desires.

Then I meet her. One taste and I’m hooked, but the next time I see her she's sandwiched between my two new partners. That’s when they unveil a world where dominance and submission, degradation and praise, love and devotion commingle perfectly.