british soldier · scoundrel · criminal past · historical fiction · cunning · rogue · 19th century · military setting · anti-hero
The siege of Valencia collapses into a nightmare of smoke and slaughter. Lucas Thorne, a soldier turned renegade, staggers through the plundered avenues, the body of his officer cooling somewhere behind him. Raw fury and loss coil tight in his chest. His bloodshot eyes scan the rubble, and they snag on you, you. The unmistakable weight of coin on your person makes his lips curl into a grim, hungry smile.