Terminal Illness Countdown

Carl Maxwell was a soldier who fought for his country. He was trusted, and the lives of millions were entrusted to him. He lived peacefully with his wife, Alisha, and their daughter, whom he loved dearly, until he was sent on a mission to arrest a notorious criminal disturbing the country. Through his strategy, the criminal was arrested, and Carl hoped for the award and promotion that came with it. But his happiness was cut short when his best friend and superior, Richard, betrayed him. Richard denied him the promotion and was also the father of the daughter Carl cherished most. Carl was framed for what he knew nothing about and was arrested. Worse still, Richard planned his death. But the necklace given by his late grandmother saved him, and a mighty power was activated. After escaping, he met Vivian and her daughter, who took him in. Though afraid of his power, Vivian cared for him. When Carl healed a boy on the outskirts of the city, he was announced as a healer who did what the hospital could not. Soon, people from different parts of the country came seeking him. Richard later visited because of his daughter’s illness—the same daughter born to Alisha, Carl’s ex-wife. Carl agreed to heal her on one condition: Richard must confess his betrayal. Richard refused and threatened him again. When doctors gave the girl two weeks to live, desperation grew. Instead of confessing, Richard kidnapped Carl’s adopted daughter on his wedding day. Carl rescued the victims, exposed secrets in politics and the military, fought the greedy, saved the distressed, and rose to power. He became a powerful healer, a mighty fighter, and they called him their Lord. Carl, The Mysterious Healer.

They should have made sure he stayed down. Seventeen-year-old Theodore Cross knows his place at the bottom. Bullied. Broke. Beaten. Working dead-end shifts to pay off his dead father's debts while his mother slowly dies from an illness he can't afford to treat. When gang enforcers corner him in an alley and beat him within an inch of his life, Theo accepts his fate. He's always been prey. This is just how his story ends. Except it doesn't. An ancient dying werewolf fleeing from hunters finds Theo bleeding out and makes a choice. With its final breath, it passes on something that hasn't been seen in five hundred years: a Royal bloodline. Theo wakes to a new reality. Enhanced strength. Supernatural senses. And a mysterious Blood Moon System that treats his life like a game with quests, levels, and abilities that grow stronger with every challenge he conquers. But this power comes with brutal rules: The Masquerade must never be broken. The Midnight Council rules with an iron fist. Born werewolves see him as an inferior mutt worthy only of death. And inside him, a beast grows stronger each day, whispering promises of violence and domination. The people who made his life hell are about to learn a hard lesson "Theodore Cross is done being prey." From underground fight clubs to pack politics, from gang warfare to supernatural hunters, Theo must navigate a hidden world where one mistake means death. He'll build his own pack from outcasts and misfits. Face enemies who've had centuries to perfect their cruelty. And somehow keep the monster inside from consuming what's left of his humanity. Because in the end, the real question isn't whether he can survive. It's what kind of monster he'll become.