Sleight of Hand

BERTIE I grew up on the streets, a product of someone else’s bad choices. I clawed, fought, and stole in order to survive. You’d think growing up that way would make me tough. Make me hard. Truth was, I wanted to do good. But doing good brought me something very, very bad. ALEKSANDER You could say I had it all. Money. Respect. Women. The fear of those beneath me. I had everything I wanted. But I had an obsession that became a need. I knew what I needed, and what I needed was her. Aleksander Magnus is one-third of the Syndicate. A criminal CEO who thrives on control. So, when he meets Bertie, his sparrow, will he give in to the desire to cage his little bird, or will he open his heart and allow them both to fly free?