

Scents Sensibility
A top female assassin is reborn in the body of the unattractive Maxine Vassil. After uncovering the injustices of Maxine's past, she vows to avenge her new identity. In a twist of fate, she rescues Ash Hadden, the most powerful and influential figure in the Imperial City. Captivated by her striking personality and mysterious allure, Ash finds himself irresistibly drawn to this unconventional beauty.Rain stings my face as I crouch behind the stone gargoyle, blood dripping from my split lip. Below, the carriage burns, flames licking the crest of House Vassil—the family that locked Maxine in a cellar for ten years and called it mercy. I wasn’t supposed to remember. I wasn’t supposed to care. But I do.\n\nA scream cuts through the chaos. Not from the fire—from the alley. A man pinned beneath a collapsing beam, Obsidian Guards rushing past him like he’s trash. Instinct takes over. I drop down, heave the stone aside, and grab his collar. Up close, I recognize him: Ash Hadden, the man who signs death warrants with a smile. His eyes lock onto mine, wide with pain and something else—curiosity.\n\n‘Why help me?’ he rasps, gripping my wrist like I’m the only real thing in this burning world.\n\nThe answer dies on my lips. Because I don’t know. And that terrifies me more than any mission ever did.
