So Close... Yet So Far: Book 1 by N “Karmakat” Franzetti

When one is Fated for Death from the Moment of Birth,

It can make life.. Difficult.

Karmakat is a black lion, a death sentence in itself, because it means there is a 
demon sharing his soul.  A monk passing through rescues the infant and magically
seals the demon.  Spending their lives together, the young lion follows in his
master’s footsteps - until the master’s death at the hands of a vicious demon.

Striking out on his own, following what he believes to be his destiny, he fights the
demons alone, protecting others as his master protected him.  One day he rescues
a model - a playboy wolf named Lukwos - who befriends the lone fighter.  Teaming up,
the pair travel a dangerous road as the demons become more vicious and abundant
every day.  Lukwos encouraages Karmakat to find a life beyond fighting, but can
he bring himself to put others in danger, fighting the darkness and what lurks beyond?

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