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 walked into the sitting area and plopped down onto one of the many piles of pillows lying around the floor. "I'm exhausted," I said as I sprawled out and took a deep and settling breath.


"Wine?" Messene asked, appearing out of nowhere. 


I yelled and jerked away from her, startled. "Goodness, where did you come from?"


"I have been here the entire time, archontes." She clasped her hands before her and bowed her head towards me. "Is there anything that I can get for you?"


I took a breath to calm my racing heart. "Wine would be lovely, dear. Enough for all of us, if you would."


"It's too late in the evening for such a formality. Please, just call me Heiro."


She gave me a small smile and then vanished into the darkness of the house without a sound. When she returned with a jug of wine and four glasses, I thanked her and took one. 


Chapter 35: Dreams of the Sea