Shadows of Balance

In Millhaven's shadows, Dr. Daniel Wei heals the hopeless with stolen herbs and ancient secrets—until the Guardians, a sect of enforcers rooted in dynasties past, mark him for death. Every life he saves—Carl's lungs, Jenny's poison, Tuan's fever—carves a debt in blood, a curse from his ancestor's theft pulsing through his veins. With a rogue nurse, a scarred survivor, and a vengeful trader, Daniel turns their trap into a war, spilling Guardian blood from the hospital's heart to its rotting edges. But defiance has a price—visions of pain, a body breaking, and Voss, their ruthless queen, naming his loved ones next. In a dawn-soaked clinic, Daniel breaks the curse with a blade and a roar, bleeding out to burn their empire down. Gritty, relentless—a healer's last stand.