Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge

This compilation of excerpts introduces Luna Wilder, a werewolf detective in Nocturne City, a setting where weres and witches coexist, albeit with limited civil rights and prevalent human prejudice. The narrative follows Luna as she investigates a series of brutal murders, initially believed to be linked to Dmitri Sandovsky, a powerful werewolf pack leader and pimp, but later revealed to be connected to Alistair Duncan, a corrupt district attorney attempting to summon a daemon named Meggoth. Luna, an "Insoli" (packless werewolf), frequently clashes with her human colleagues, particularly the misogynistic Detective Bryson and her Captain Roenberg, while relying on her witch cousin Sunny and her tattoos infused with wolfsbane and silver to manage her own unpredictable transformations. The excerpts highlight Luna's personal struggles with her werewolf nature, the painful memories of her first bite and the abandonment by her former mate Joshua, and her evolving, complex relationship with Dmitri, who eventually offers her a place in his pack. Ultimately, Luna confronts Duncan, defeating him while fully embracing her violent werewolf instincts to stop the daemon's full manifestation, but not without significant personal cost and the tragic loss of her cousin, Sunny.