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Deborah Jay Author
Deborah Jay Author
Category:
Fantasy
Type: Fiction
Pages: 28
Copyright: June 28, 2018
Price: $0.99 (eBook)
Epic fantasy Five Kingdoms short story.
Ex-spy, Rustam Chalice, never could resist a lady in peril, and this one’s up to her pretty eyelashes.
Getting into the kidnappers’ camp isn’t so tricky, but how come the rogues don’t seem that motivated by promise of a rich ransom? And why does the lady not appear enthusiastic about escaping?
Excerpt
“Unhand the lady, you ruffians!”
Was that pompous enough? Exiled spy, Rustam Chalice, slipped into the role of arrogant nobleman with the ease of donning a cloak. A moment earlier he’d ridden his horse into the forest clearing with nothing more on his mind than reaching a lower altitude before nightfall. Crossing paths with the motley group of armed men and their captive–a statuesque beauty—was sheer bad timing.
Or was it?
Perhaps the goddess hasn’t finished meddling with my life yet.
Rustam and the outlaws studied each other warily. On foot, even armed as they were, the eight men presented Rustam with limited threat. Even so, his pulse raced. The boredom of days of aimless wandering vanished in a heartbeat. Excitement zipped along his nerves for the first time since he’d been forced to abandon his old life. Attempting a rescue offered at least a temporary purpose, with the added bonus of diverting his mind from a certain lady he would probably never see again.
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