Succubus Gambit (Playing for Keeps‪)‬

Gareth was at one of the tables eating a sandwich. "Anastasia," he said when he saw her. "You look surprisingly… not dead."

"Thanks," she said. "And you look remarkably not dead too."

Gareth Knight left Wildemarsh with no intention of finishing any of the business he'd left unfinished. He thought he'd managed to achieve all he wanted in life. A house in Tarenarla where he and his beloved Starkie could raise their babies and make love until they were old. Sadly, that dream didn't last long. Only five years, in fact. It seems the unfinished business needs finishing before it kills everybody Gareth loves.

Life for Anastasia Sharpe went the way it had always had. Working for the Service meant she had a lot of free time between killings to pursue her interests in rare esoteric charms and spells. And then came her latest sanction. It was an old one. Retire the Mission operative named Gareth Knight who was back in Wildemarsh.

What happens when an assassin is sent to assassinate an assassin? Perhaps what was meant to happen last time.

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Coarse language, supernatural and adult themes, violence, and a strange and delightful cast of characters.