She bit off a gangster's thumb. That was the easy part. Port Smogdale is where hope goes to die—poisoned river, corrupt cops, gangs fighting over scraps. Perfect for a faerie duchess with a taste for chaos and a vision everyone calls impossible. Tetra Dupont's plan is buy the abandoned buildings, import magical contractors, and build Caerleon—a sanctuary where humans and paranormals can thrive together. But someone is systematically poisoning the water, and they really don't want her succeeding. Armed with caustic faerie dust, terrible fashion sense, and surprising allies—a haunted selkie seeking refuge and a bitter police captain seeking redemption—Tetra declares war on whoever's turning the neighborhood toxic. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes the corruption isn't just in the water. Someone powerful needs Port Smogdale to stay broken. Someone who knows exactly what Tetra is and how to hurt her. When even your allies have dangerous secrets, who can you trust? And when the whole system is rigged against you, how dirty are you willing to fight? Grab this unforgettable tale where a feral faerie takes on an entire city's corruption—one gangster at a time.

One faerie promised to save a dying neighborhood. She didn't expect the cost. Tetra Dupont knows real magic means showing up daily to rebuild what others abandoned. In Port Smogdale—where violence is constant and hope rationed—she's creating sanctuary for paranormals and humans. Housing. Safe spaces. Proof that broken lives matter. Someone decides that sanctuary is a threat worth eliminating. As violence escalates and her residents become targets, Tetra discovers that the danger runs deeper than street gangs and random crime. Systemic corruption ties to shadowy forces determined to keep Port Smogdale broken. Tetra must navigate impossible protect her vision of sanctuary or protect the vulnerable people she's brought into it. Hold her ground or watch everything she's built burn. The question isn't whether Tetra can fight back—it's whether fighting back will destroy the very thing she's trying to save. How far will you go to prove that broken places deserve resurrection?