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Young Adult
Fantasy/Historical Fiction
Publish Date:
November 6, 2018
Publisher:
Entangled: Teen
Synopsis:
Dear Thomas,
I know you're angry. It's true, I was sent to expose your mentor as a fraud illusionist, and instead I have put your secret in jeopardy. I fear I have even put your life in jeopardy. For that I can only beg your forgiveness. I've fallen for you. You know I have. And I never wanted to create a rift between us, but if it means protecting you from those who wish you dead—I'll do it. I'll do anything to keep you safe, whatever the sacrifice. Please forgive me for all I've done and what I'm about to do next. I promise, it's one magic trick no one will ever see coming.
Love,
Saverio
*Excerpt*
THOMAS
October 12, 1898
Two days.
Two miserable days,
which are sure to be the longest of my life.
I have been a
complete and utter mess, and all the while, Neville has never been happier with
me. Strange, since I still have not
actually performed this grand feat he has planned out. One would think that
would have him just as anxious (nay, more)
as I. Or one would assume that at the very least, he would consider changing
his mind.
I am not even
suggesting that he has to cancel the performance—he could simply rework the
set. Find another trick with which to close the show. A trick he has already
mastered over his long career—one that he can pull off without as much magic
and as much risk.
My accident in the
theatre still has the man reeling. He is certain that our premiere will be just
as spectacular as he first envisioned it. *I
am making note now to take special care during the performance that he does not
come anywhere near me with that cane.*
He is so confident in
how smoothly everything will run that he canceled our final rehearsal. I hardly
knew what to do with myself, but in these past weeks I have been making myself
physically ill with worry, so I needed some sort of distraction.
Part of me wanted to
return to Manchester Square. Perhaps I would be so fortunate as to run into a
certain handsome stranger again, but I quickly dismissed the notion as foolish.
The chances of him being there a second time were slim at best, and even if I
did see him, what would happen any differently? What new courage would I have
now that I did not possess during our first encounter?
I ultimately landed
on reading, which was sufficient distraction for a few hours’ time, but now I
lie awake in bed, restless once more. I have a life-altering decision before
me. Do I throw the act entirely? Let Neville Wighton’s good name and his career
tumble down while I revel in his embarrassment and shame? I am quite past any
guilt for these secret thoughts. The man has been tormenting me ever since he
employed me. Not to mention, with his career in ruins, the magician would no
longer need an apprentice. I would be free of him. And I certainly have the
power to make it so…the real question is if I have the bravery.
Or, do I actually attempt the feat and risk exposing myself? It
hardly seems worth it at this point, but my parents arranged this
apprenticeship for a reason that I cannot ignore.
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