Jasper Quirk

"We need to get going," one said in a low growl as he came up beside me. "Not playing with some toy at the bath house. There's plenty of things to play with at the party."
"I don't know," the other one responded loud enough for everyone to hear. "This toy is nice to look at."
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Vasilia came from humble origins, and she craved to be more in life, what she never expected was, to climb so high, taken by four powerful and corrupted sinners.
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I couldn't help the smile that tugged at the corners of my lips. Perhaps I was finally losing my mind or maybe the heat was just getting to me. Crazy or not though, it didn’t matter. These men were nobles, powerful men with pull and sway. Getting close to them was my potential foot in the door to the life of the rich and the powerful.
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The 4 Faces of Corruption is the work of Jasper Quirk, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The 4 Faces of Corruption

I found a small knife in one of the drawers in the kitchen easily enough. When I tested it against my palm, it cut me easily. But, a small metal tube seemed to elude me. I looked in every drawer but could find nothing of the sort. That was, until I found one of Kyros' intricate decanters. It was copper and had an intricate piping that the wine traveled through as you poured it. 


Without hesitation, I picked it up and slammed it into the ground with all my might. It dented badly but held together. When I picked it up and threw it down a second time however, the thin copper tubing came loose enough that I could grab it and wrench it free.


Messene, Kyros’ servant, appeared then from the shadows of the house, startling me. “Can I help you with anything, archontes?”


“Liquor, something to sterilize a blade,” I said in a rush.


Chapter 9: Death or Exile