A Striped Tail Chapter 8: The Lord and the Thieves

Stunned. She was truly and wholly stunned. She sat there on his desk, leaning against the wall. Her mouth was slightly open as she panted. He was wondering how long she was going to sit there. In the few minutes he had already dried off and gotten...

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A Striped Tail Chapter 14: Wednesday Afternoon

The Palace had not been this lively in years. Decades even. Not since the current Patrician had come to power. It was not for his personal lack of trying, he just didn't care. Parties were a waste of time, and the nobles around the Palace threw enough...

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A Striped Tail Chapter 15: The Contract

"Fractured collar bone, several broken ribs and fractured, a mild concussion, fractured cheek bone, puncture wound on the upper chest, gash across the lower chest, twisted ankle, dozens of minor lacerations, bruising over more than half of the body,...

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A Striped Tail Chapter 16: Monster

There was a strange pang in his chest as he stared at the tattered remains of his cloak. It was hardly a cloak, barely a cape. It had been a gift from Irvig and from what little Jace knew about materials it was quite an expensive one, but now there was...

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