The Grand Scheme

Nothing lasts forever. After 108 years, the Director of Zee Castle falls asleep at his desk and does not wake up again. When Allison is informed that she is the man's successor she very nearly wishes to trade places with him. The only thing harder than taking the reins of power is the day she sends her beloved Victoria off to Beauregard County, part of a stretch of land once known as The Neutral Ground, with a novice investigator. A place with a history of alleged lawlessness is a...
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Nothing lasts forever. After 108 years, the Director of Zee Castle falls asleep at his desk and does not wake up again. When Allison is informed that she is the man's successor she very nearly wishes to trade places with him. The only thing harder than taking the reins of power is the day she sends her beloved Victoria off to Beauregard County, part of a stretch of land once known as The Neutral Ground, with a novice investigator. A place with a history of alleged lawlessness is a place one would expect people to disappear in, one team has already returned in a box.Recently charged with making her own choices, Victoria teams with Zee Castle's first shifter investigator. For Tony and Victoria, the Neutral Ground is a tense place where the shape shifters there are unlike the Astoria packs under Carol Bateman's leadership, and they don't tolerate strangers.What is happening in a place notorious for keeping secrets? Can Tony and Victoria sort out a land which has already claimed the lives on a more experienced investigations team? Is the chicken fried steak really the best on Earth?