Smoke and Mirrors: The Trueheart

How could Corbin possibly do what he was supposed to do? After Corbins mother died Maxim Moritz Grobian took him penniless orphan that he was under his wing and taught him the magic that was their heritage. Corbin owed Max everything and now Max had given him a mission. Corbin was to bring Maxs estranged daughter to New York. Lorelei was the only one Max insisted that could use the Heartstone a crystal of phenomenal power to keep mages safe from the Inquisitors that hunted them and allow mages to finally take their rightful place in the world.A worthy goal thought Corbin initially but now that he had actually met Lorelei all he really wanted to do was to run for the hills. Both afraid of hurting her and endangering himself he needed to stay away from her not befriend her to do Maxs bidding. Besides his instructions were more than to just befriend her. He was supposed to make her fall in love with him.There was no way absolutely no way he was going to do that - not after what she had told him.