The Daughter ~ Book 5
Synopsis
A Daughter Breaks Away
From the time Cassie White realizes her life won’t fit the mold her parents have prepared for her, she decides to take her own path. As partners of the multi-national corporation, Cassie’s lycan mother Sam and vampire father Jim offer a life of unlimited wealth and luxury, but Cassie chooses the freedom of a military career.
A Woman of War is Born
As a world class marksman, Cassie’s skill propels her rise to become the first in line for the most dangerous missions. Over time, she develops an intimate relationship with living on the edge, tempered only by healthy applications of liquor. The young adult Cassie becomes obsessed with cramming the three century average life expectancy of a subspecies into her much shorter human lifespan.
A Soldier Declines
While alcohol—and later narcotics—gradually undermine personal and family relationships, the country she’ swore to defend slowly falls apart. Only her sister Claire and her mentor General Shawcross remain steadfast. Each introduces her to rehabilitation, with varying success.
The Wounded Girl Hits Bottom and is Reborn
After The Dissolution, Cassie and her comrades discover they’ve simply traded one set of chains for another. When her brother Ed apparently embraces the new regime, her resolve to stay clean and sober suffers a final collapse. Fifteen years later, she’s a broken human derelict, estranged from friends and family, enslaved to her addictions. Then, a confluence of events, coupled with the appearance of a Double Blue Moon—a rare event of significance to lycans—provides a chance for recovery and redemption. Can a second chance at life come once in a Blue Moon?
From the time Cassie White realizes her life won’t fit the mold her parents have prepared for her, she decides to take her own path. As partners of the multi-national corporation, Cassie’s lycan mother Sam and vampire father Jim offer a life of unlimited wealth and luxury, but Cassie chooses the freedom of a military career.
A Woman of War is Born
As a world class marksman, Cassie’s skill propels her rise to become the first in line for the most dangerous missions. Over time, she develops an intimate relationship with living on the edge, tempered only by healthy applications of liquor. The young adult Cassie becomes obsessed with cramming the three century average life expectancy of a subspecies into her much shorter human lifespan.
A Soldier Declines
While alcohol—and later narcotics—gradually undermine personal and family relationships, the country she’ swore to defend slowly falls apart. Only her sister Claire and her mentor General Shawcross remain steadfast. Each introduces her to rehabilitation, with varying success.
The Wounded Girl Hits Bottom and is Reborn
After The Dissolution, Cassie and her comrades discover they’ve simply traded one set of chains for another. When her brother Ed apparently embraces the new regime, her resolve to stay clean and sober suffers a final collapse. Fifteen years later, she’s a broken human derelict, estranged from friends and family, enslaved to her addictions. Then, a confluence of events, coupled with the appearance of a Double Blue Moon—a rare event of significance to lycans—provides a chance for recovery and redemption. Can a second chance at life come once in a Blue Moon?
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