Catch and Kill: An Urban Fantasy Series (Neon Meridian Book 1)

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Catch and Kill: An Urban Fantasy Series (Neon Meridian Book 1)

She was never supposed to survive.

Freedom was never part of the plan.

For as long as she can remember, Rohen Levitte has belonged to someone else. Forged into one of the kingdom’s deadliest assassins, she has spent her life as a weapon in the hands of powerful men, bound by chains she never chose. Every mission has stolen another piece of her humanity, leaving behind only the ruthless killer others fear.

Then everything changes.

When the infamous Captain Caspian Vayne of the Bloodmarked purchases her to serve as entertainment for his notorious pirate crew, Rohen finds herself trapped once again. Yet beneath the quiet obedience she presents lies a woman who has never stopped longing for freedom. The endless sea awakens something she thought had long since died—a belief that escape might still be possible.

On a night consumed by thunder, darkness, and crashing waves, opportunity finally arrives.

After unleashing a bloody massacre that leaves much of the Bloodmarked crew dead, Rohen disappears into the storm, finding unexpected refuge aboard the Scarlet Tempest under the command of Alastair Seridean, Caspian’s former closest friend and now his greatest rival. But in a world ruled by pirates, betrayal comes as naturally as the tide, and every alliance carries a hidden price.

Caspian Vayne understands captivity better than most.

Sold through the underground markets as a child and molded into a weapon by a corrupt king, he earned his freedom only after years of suffering beneath the Royal Crest branded into his skin. Every scar tells the story of a life stolen before it truly began, and every secret he carries threatens to unravel the fragile peace between kingdoms.

He has endured betrayal before.

But nothing prepares him for the woman who murders his crew and vanishes into the sea.

Now, vengeance becomes his only compass.

As rumors spread of the legendary Eyes of Ellira—ancient relics said to contain the power of the Damned sea goddess who once ruled the oceans—every kingdom, pirate fleet, and hidden order begins the hunt. Whoever possesses the relics may command unimaginable power, enough to reshape the fate of the world itself.

Yet beneath the struggle for crowns and conquest lies an even older conflict.

The Damned—fallen gods who defied the heavens for the sake of humanity—remain locked in an ancient war against the Others, mysterious beings born from a fractured divinity whose hunger for dominion threatens both mortals and immortals alike. As political deception spreads through the Capital and forgotten prophecies awaken, the boundary between myth and reality begins to disappear.

Bound together by destiny yet divided by vengeance, Rohen and Caspian are forced onto a collision course neither can escape. Each carries secrets about their bloodline that could alter the balance of power forever, but discovering the truth may cost them everything they have left.

In a world where loyalty is fleeting, gods walk among mortals, and every wave hides another secret, survival demands impossible choices.

The sea never forgets.

Neither does fate.

And before this war is over, Caspian Vayne will come to regret the moment he ever reached for a blade in service of the king.

An epic fantasy romance filled with ruthless pirates, forbidden magic, ancient gods, deadly betrayals, and slow-burning enemies-to-lovers tension, this unforgettable adventure delivers breathtaking action, unforgettable characters, and a sweeping tale where love and vengeance sail the same unforgiving sea.