Lieutenant Wolf doesn't let emotion get in the way of performing her duty. Putting the Alley first has kept her safe and free. Yet, when she's asked to kill an ally of the man who sacrificed himself to save her life, the mission weighs heavily on her. Curious about why all the Alley's information on the target came from the same source, she arranges to meet with their informant. What she learns is that he has engineered the whole thing, including her involvement. He offers her an alliance and power enough that she will never have to watch someone else die for her. The price of his tempting offer however, is to kill a friend of the man she loved. ~ A Novella
Deception is a prequel to her series Lost Infernal, which after that prequel, I can't wait to read.
Estellia, or Lieutenant Wolf, is a genetic mutation. She's a woman with some paranormal powers she uses in her job. I feel like there's a lot of backstory to her life that we don't get in this novella, but that only made me more interested in her story. Estellia is snarky and confident, both good qualities in my book.
The novella follows her on an assassin mission, which goes a little wrong. The plot sets up the books, and we get to see a history of Estellia. I think this book would be a little more understandable with more of an understanding of the Lost Infernal world, but that's why I checked out her website.