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The Knave of Hearts #6

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Padlocked safe? Piece of cake.

Motion sensors? I’ll deactivate them.

Magic security? Hell, I’m no magician, but neither are half the guards who claim they are. Besides, chloroform ain’t magic-proof.

I’ve stolen rings off of rich men’s fingers. I’ve broken into City Halls.

You see, you learn a lot when you grow up with trees to climb but no one to climb them with, when you’re smarter than your teacher but can’t be bothered to do schoolwork, when your fingers naturally tremble and thieve.

People call me the Knave of Hearts. ‘Cuz I steal hearts, too. Ladies, watch out.

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