CHAPTER ONE: The Rose Mark

Belle, a brilliant hacker and ex-field agent, is haunted by the day her father was killed during a botched corporate heist tied to a powerful underground cartel known as The Enchanted Circle. She's been on the run since, with only one clue: a symbol shaped like a rose and the codename Beast.

Years later, Belle resurfaces in the slums of Nouveau Paris, armed, trained, and determined. She finds The Beast-a scarred, genetically enhanced ex-soldier who was betrayed by the same syndicate. Feared by many and hiding in the shadows, he's considered a monster... but Belle sees his pain and recruits him for the mission.