The Little Prince and Mr. Assassin Chapter 4

What had saved the second prince Arsene’s life that night was that he was not sleeping in his own bed. He hardly ever did, not that Cade or really anyone had been aware. When the guards ran around the palace in a panic, fearing the worst for the missing prince only to find him in

The Little Prince and Mr. Assassin Chapter 3

Wide hazel eyes framed by long, dark lashes looked up into Cade’s face. “Why don’t I have a mom?” “Because you don’t need one… all you need is me.” Rita smiled, burying her face in Cade’s chest. Her dark curls spread across his chest like inky tendrils. Muffled against his shirt, she said, “right. I

The Little Prince and Mr. Assassin Chapter 2

Rita curled up against Cade’s chest, balling up his shirt in her small, delicate hands. Her shoulders trembled like she was crying but no tears wet his shirt. “You can’t let them keep separating us, you have to buy our way out.” “Mr. Assassin!” A voice called in a loud whisper, “Mr. Assassin! If you

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One drop. Two drops. Three drops of blood squeezed through Cade’s fingers and joined the puddle forming at his feet. He pressed his right hand harder into the wound on his abdomen as the blood seeped into his shirt and dripped onto the stone path under his feet. His left arm hung uselessly at his