So when summoned for a "simple mission" of finding a lost child, he suspects it covers some hidden agenda or lurking secret.
The mission goes off with surprising ease, and when an alien toddler needing rescue falls into Luc's lap, worry about Pietas takes a backseat. While attempting to care for the boy, a late-night visit from his king reveals Luc's easy solution screwed up everything Pietas was planning. Now Luc's slap in the middle of a dubious fix that endangers not just himself and his king, it also threatens the adorable tot Luc has decided to foster, along with all the other mortals he's come to love.
Because at the center of the Thieves' Guild Academy lies a lifetime of dark secrets, and Luc has just ripped off the veil and exposed its sinister heart...
◆An MM single dad sci-fi love story set in the Thieves' Guild Academy.
Kayelle Allen writes Sci-Fi and Sci-Fi Romance (both straight and MM), with mythic heroes, immortal gamers, and warriors who purr. She's a US Navy veteran and has been married so long she's tenured. Become an immortal and help rule the Empire at KayelleAllen.com/immortality