FREE - STRIX - Chapter 1: The attack

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STRIX is intended for adult audiences (18+). Reader discretion is advised.

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What if everything you believed about monsters—and love—was a lie?

STRIX isn’t just a story of monsters. It’s a sexy, twisted love story where passion fades, trust shatters, and nothing is safe—not even the people you love.

In the deep Ontario north, something ancient stirs—a bloodline is awakened by obsession, betrayal and secrets.

Mave Jackson has spent years living a perfect facade. When her first love returns as something monstrous and tries to drag her into the night, the boundaries of her world shatter. Her husband, does the unthinkable to keep her safe, but the violence only binds them tighter to the darkness stalking their family.

Haunted by the one man she can’t forget, Mave’s body begins to change in ways she can’t control. She is hunted by beings who covet her blood, and by her own memories—of rejection and stolen choices. As her humanity unravels, Mave’s transformation is both punishment and rebirth, and those who love her become collateral in a war between monsters who walk as men.

As a past choice splinters her family, Mave’s transformation drags everyone she loves into a shadow war where love, loyalty, and vengeance are weapons. To survive, Mave must seize a throne she never wanted, wield power she can barely contain, and become the monster she fears. In a world where every act of love has a price, only the ruthless endure. Secrets don’t just destroy the living—they echo through generations.

How far would you go to protect the ones you love—when the thing you’ve become is what you fear most?