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by john1208·Translated by Novel AI Studio
In the mist-choked canyons of Vorosnya, reputation is everything. For Anya Sorina, a relic hunter known as the 'Shadowcat,' hers is in tatters. Desperate to restore her name and escape the past, she accepts a perilous contract from the enigmatic Archivist Vasha: retrieve the 'Heart of the Mountain' from the crumbling, isolated keep of Lord Damir, a man whispered to be cursed. Upon infiltrating his shadow-haunted domain, Anya discovers the horrifying truth - the lord is a monster, literally. Every full moon, he transforms into a terrifying beast of claw and shadow, a creature of pure, destructive instinct. Trapped by circumstance and a reluctant fascination with the proud, tormented man beneath the monster, Anya finds herself in a rivalry that sparks with more than just animosity. Damir pushes her away, convinced his curse will consume her, yet Anya is the only one who sees the man, not the monster. But the Heart of the Mountain isn't an object, and the curse isn't a simple affliction. It's a key, and someone else wants to turn the lock. Can Anya uncover the truth and break the curse before the very ally who hired her uses Damir's monstrous power to unleash an ancient darkness upon the world?