But she is also utterly weary of her nomadic lifestyle and utterly lonely in her rootless wanderings.ĭespite all the skilled people at his command, King realizes that he needs someone of her skills to bring down the monster from his childhood. She is very good at what she does, and success brings its own mental satisfaction and pride. Clients come to her through elite channels because for a steep price, she promises utter discretion and secrecy. Madness!Īdeline Archambault extracts retribution from malefactors for her clients under the guise of Adrestia, the ancient Greek goddess of good and evil. The need to decipher her become all-consuming. When he spies that same woman the same night in his study robbing him of a priceless sapphire, his fascination turns into unwilling attraction. King holds all the power in his dealings with these unscrupulous, covetous people.Īnd yet, he is powerless in his fascination of the sight he witnesses in a darkening alley one evening: a black-clad angel whose twin blades are extensions of her arms routing three assailants with great precision, skill and lack of effort. And yet the highest of the nobility flock to his mansion whenever he has an exclusive auction of prized objects pried from unwilling or questionable sources. There is nothing of the underbelly of society that King hasn’t had his ruthless hands in.
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