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Release Day: The Earl’s Shadowguard

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What do you do when the one thing you most want is the one thing you can’t have?

Ten summers ago, Jade made a mistake and fell in love with the wrong man. An earl’s son so less. But she atoned for her sin and even earned a position in the king’s elite bodyguard. Well, almost earned it. Her last task before entering and giving up her identity forever is to solve the murder of a wealthy and influential countess… who just so happened to marry the man Jade still loves.

Logan Warrington, Seventh Earl of Farron, has always done what he’s supposed to do, including marry the “right” woman from the “right” family, which hadn’t included the carriage driver’s daughter he’d been infatuated with as a boy. But when he’s framed for the murder of his wife, Logan gets a second chance with that carriage driver’s daughter, and Jade might be the only one that can prove his innocence.

But second chances aren’t free, and those who killed the countess will stop at nothing to keep their secrets. As the killers close in, it will take all of Jade’s skill as a bodyguard to keep Logan alive, and even if she does, nothing can close the gap between earl and servant. Nothing, except maybe love.

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 19

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19 Jade

“From today forward, you will work for the city guard. I will take you to the palace where you will begin your training,” the elegant woman said.

“Am I really going to work for the city guard?” Jade asked.

The elegant woman smiled. “You will use your skills for the Crown. That might take you to the city guard. Occasionally.”

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 18

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18 Jade

“We did not know you were there. And we normally know everything. There are two choices for one as skilled as you. We can recruit you,” the elegant woman said.

“Or?” Jade asked.

“Let’s not discuss the second.”

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 17

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17 Jade

Jade hadn’t waited long when an impeccably dressed woman entered the sanctuary, offered a prayer to Dracor, and sat beside her.

“You must be the child that almost cost the king his life.”

Jade swallowed hard but didn’t deny it.

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 16

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16 Jade

“You’re holding blood money,” Sir Leopold said. “Whatcha gonna do about it?”

Jade stared at the coins. “Give it to Dracor. Let him find justice for it.”

“You do that. Then there’s someone you need to meet.”

Micro Fiction: Making of a Shadowguard 15

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15 Jade

Jade told Sir Leopold everything.

Kissing the earl. Her father losing his job. Her family falling onto the charity of others.

The jobs she’d taken to listen and report.

Sir Leopold listened to it all, never once interrupting.