Chapter 1

I am a Death-Scentsor, born with a supernatural sense of smell.

If someone finds me within seven days of a passing, I can track the scent of their soul. I can guide them back to their body and strike a bargain with the Reaper to bring them back to life.

In my past life, the real estate mogul Lucian Reed knelt before me with ten million dollars, begging for my help.

I only agreed because I thought he was a devoted son.

I never expected that he was a pathetic mama's boy, or that his mother was a manipulative monster.

After I used my gift to bring his mother back, she twisted the truth. Lucian believed her lies instead of his own eyes.

He buried my entire family alive in our ancestral plot.

I screamed in agony as the dirt covered them.

He just laughed at me.

"If my mother hadn't told me the truth, I almost would have been fooled by your parlor tricks," he sneered.

"You drugged her to make her look dead just so you could scam my family out of millions."

"Since you love talking to the dead so much, why don't you go have a chat with your ancestors?"

Using my gift took a massive toll on my body, and I could only do it once a year.

When Lucian saw that I couldn't perform another miracle immediately, he became even more convinced it was all a scam.

They wrapped my body in thick fabric, soaked me in gasoline, and buried me halfway in the ground. They turned me into a human candle and lit me right in front of the graves.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day Lucian first came to my door.

I turned around and dialed the number of his greatest rival, Gideon Sterling.

"I am the Death-Scentsor you've been looking for."