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C41 was taught to fight and never trust anyone but a select few. But in order to leave prison, he might have to work with those who can break him. Inmate C41 is the youngest registered "feral" shapeshifter -- someone unable to control his animal urges and aggressions. When he turns eighteen he is transferred to the Adult Feral Rehabilitation Center in Scotland, where he meets a mysterious American government agent who endlessly probes him with questions. C41 does the only thing he thinks will help him survive - he lies. And that starts a chain of events that will either end in a prison break or a life of torture. Content and/or Trigger Warning: sex and violence. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

With a new name and new life, Nathan must learn to fit in at an Academy of the Feral Investigation Bureau, or risk being sent back to prison. Escaping prison was only the beginning for inmate C41. Now on the run and going by Nathan, he's enrolled in an American Academy for training agents and joins the Feral Investigation Bureau, charged with hunting down criminals and sending them to the same place he just escaped. But after learning how blurred the distinction is between feral and non-feral, Nathan is forced to flee with his sister and his boyfriend, only to discover their safe house hides a secret that might cost Nathan his freedom. Content and/or Trigger Warning: sex and violence. [Note: failed suicide attempt] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

Locked up and tortured but refusing to sell out the people he loves, Nathan tries to flip the loyalty of an old friend in the hopes they'll help him escape. Just when Nathan thought he was finally free, the agents of the Feral Investigation Bureau manage to track him down and re-capture him. Chained, muzzled, and caged, Nathan fights for his survival while struggling to contain the monster hiding inside him. But when the repeated beatings aren't enough to break him, the FIB calls in Shane Carlton, a professional torturer, with one goal: break Nathan so he reveals the location of his sister and boyfriend. His only hope is Birdie, someone he used to trust, but if Birdie can't act quickly to stop Shane then the monster hiding under Nathan's skin may endanger everyone they know. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

After being tortured and left only half-alive, Nathan must fight the FIB and his own uncontrollable powers one last time to keep his family safe forever. With the memory of every horrific thing that's ever happened to him racing through his mind, Nathan is on a quest for vengeance. But when his sister reveals she's pregnant, everything changes, and Nathan agrees to flee to Chile for safety and rehabilitation. But the FIB is still hiding around every corner, waiting for the group to make a mistake. And when the monster inside Nathan finally breaks free, he'll either learn to overcome it once and for all or be forced to watch himself destroy everything he's ever loved. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]