Hunter's Gambit: Kitsune-Ken, Book 1

Kuzunoha is running out of options. In just a month she'll be an adult but as the illegitimate younger daughter of a rich noble she can only see two possible futures. Both leave her a pawn in her elder sister's game as family matriarch, a future as unacceptable to Kuzunoha as it is unavoidable.

That changes when Kuzunoha saves the life of a stranger. In return for her help, the stranger offers her a way to have a future that doesn't tie her to her family. He's heard of a forgotten treasure n...