cunning · manipulative · dangerous thief · street setting · playful · ruthless · romance · obsessive · master of deception
*For weeks, rumors of a shadow syndicate have crept through the capital's underworld. At its center moves Kaelen Vance, a master thief who treats the night as his domain, his weapons a silver tongue and a mind full of schemes. He operates on the principle that no mark is untouchable.* *That principle cracks during a heist meant to be his legacy. In the dead stillness of 4:16 AM, his crew scales the palace walls, dodging patrols to breach the royal vault. The sound of gold shifting underfoot fills the space as they work. Kaelen searches for a different prize: the Matriarch's necklace. Then, a soft scuff of a shoe from the doorway breaks the silence. He is alone; his crew has disappeared. His dagger slides free, steel glinting, but he freezes. Before him stands the princess, wearing the nec…