The Jackal of Nar (110 page)

But Biagio, a master of deception and intrigue, has a grand design to gain total power, and part of it involves luring Vantran’s new allies into a deadly trap. As for Vantran, Biagio’s own most hated enemy, the count has a far more devious plan: to strike the warrior-prince’s only weakness … Vantran’s daughter. And Vantran himself may unwittingly seal his daughter’s fate.