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A tale in which a thief with a double life grudgingly becomes a hero.
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Liana Mason has a life anyone would envy. Nobody suspects that the once orphaned girl grew up to be the city's notorious vigilante. She has been fine walking on the edge of morality for much of her life, but when an assassin arrives in her city she's forced to play a role she never imagined she'd choose: hero.
A Robin Hood retelling.
Trigger Warning: This contains themes that may be triggering for some readers (violence, sexual assault, etc).
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