Masterful Trickery
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THE BANDIT
She merely meant to steal and get away with it.
She did not mean to find a dying woman and be chased for it.
She merely meant to help.
She did not mean to be dressed in a gown and be a target for murder.
THE GUARD
He was tasked to chase them.
He was not expected to work with them.
He merely meant to pay for an oddly professional service.
He was not expecting it to be complicated and sexually dangerous.
(This story is a title in the Everard Family series.)
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