Dangerous Games, or Nothing Personal, It's My Job

Vlad isn’t used to “no.” Seeing a lovely dancer in a tavern, he firmly decided to take the girl with him. But the beauty stole from him and ran. The empire’s strongest mage launched a chase. If he had known what this would lead to, he would have strangled the runaway at their first meeting.

Tais had been preparing for the job for a year: she created a fake identity as a thief, and all of it was for the priceless artifact. By setting a trap for its owner, she outsmarted Vlad and disappeared. If she only knew how much she would regret it… she wouldn’t have gotten involved in this adventure.