Steal my heart… or I’ll steal your life.

They call me Monsieur Le Dernier—the last face you’ll see if you cross me.

But then comes Paris’s most talented pickpocket. A nineteen-year-old girl who’s as clever as she’s fearless. And so foolishly brazen as to defy me…in public.

She should be eliminated.

Instead, I offer her my name, my wealth, my empire.

She thinks marriage to me is her punishment.

Silly girl.

She doesn’t know this is only the beginning.

Each test I devise will push her to her limits. Each challenge designed to strip away another layer of resistance.

Pass, and ...

Steal my heart… or I’ll steal your life.

They call me Monsieur Le Dernier—the last face you’ll see if you cross me.

But then comes Paris’s most talented pickpocket. A nineteen-year-old girl who’s as clever as she’s fearless. And so foolishly brazen as to defy me…in public.

She should be eliminated.

Instead, I offer her my name, my wealth, my empire.

She thinks marriage to me is her punishment.

Silly girl.

She doesn’t know this is only the beginning.

Each test I devise will push her to her limits. Each challenge designed to strip away another layer of resistance.

Pass, and she becomes my queen.

Fail, and she becomes my captive.

Either way, my ring stays on her finger.