Outcast

A thrilling, dangerous adventure, this digital prequel novella to C. J. Redwines Defiance and Deception features Quinn, a popular character from the series.Quinn Runningbrook knows a hundred ways to kill a man and make it hurt. He can track, ambush, and torture his prey with terrifying skilljust like his father taught him. But every kill consumes another piece of him, and Quinn longs to stop, to save himself and his sister, Willow, from becoming like his fathera man who kills for entertainment.But when Quinn refuses to torture a group of trespassers caught too close to the Tree Village where his family lives and instead kills them quickly, he disobeys a direct order from his father . . . and Willow is forced to take his place. Suddenly, Quinn isnt the favored apprentice to the family business of protecting the Tree Village anymore. Willow is.When Jared Adamsa courier from the nearby city-state of Baalbodenis caught traveling too close to their borders, Willow is ordered to kill him. But Quinn knows that Jared doesnt deserve torture or death. And he realizes he has to take action . . . or the fate chosen for Willow and himself by their father will remain carved in stone.Epic Reads Impulse is a digital imprint with new releases each month.