Chapter 1

Perhaps the decision to move to France wasn't one of my best. I hadn't originally planned to come all this way, but I couldn't stay in the colonies any longer and I decided to get a fresh start by going to England. Though, as it turned out they didn't appreciate my skill set and I had to move on from there as well.

There is no polite way to say this, I'm a thief. I hadn't planned to become one, but sometimes circumstances make you do things you hadn't originally planned to do. Which is why I'm in a small French village in the first place.

I've always had a talent for picking locks and sneaking around, but I hadn't used those abilities for anything more than spying on my family and scaring my sister. Caitlynn was lucky; she was the favorite in the family. She was good with people and our parents, while I have always been awkward preferring to stay in the background and go unnoticed.

I left when I could no longer do this. After the fire everyone took notice of me, no matter how much I tried to cover up the scars people knew they were there. That's the problem of living in a small colony, everyone knew you and there were no secrets. I had to see their pitying faces every time I left the house, and it was bad at home too. My family has been walking on eggshells ever since I was injured. That's why I decided to leave; I couldn't stand the staring any more.