Chapter One - Adrienne

{ "Who are you?" He asks in that smooth, chocolatey voice that I'd been admiring not half an hour earlier. I curl my lip scornfully. "I'm not obligated to tell you that." The dagger increases in pressure against my throat, sending more blood trickling down my skin, and I close my eyes before I hear him whisper, "You'd best tell me now before I decide to torture it out of you." }

Adrienne Winger is an assassin tasked to kill the crown prince of the Isle of Wind, but when she gets caught red-handed she is presented with a final choice: die, or agree to a contract that could end in either murder or heartbreak. (TW: Death, Abuse, Self-Harm Tendencies)