Introduction (Last Line)
The Last Line
Paris, 17th century. In the shadowed alleys and lavish halls of a city divided by wealth and cruelty, Tartelune lives a life that is not his own. Forced by his father—a ruthless comprachico—to masquerade as a girl, he is trapped between poverty, deceit, and the hunger of men who see him as nothing more than a commodity.
With twin sisters to protect and a mother bound to a brothel, Tartelune dreams of escape. But when fate entangles him in the clutches of Mr. Dolan, a monstrous nobleman who wishes to claim him as a bride, his world tightens into an unbreakable chain of servitude. Is there hope for a boy who was never allowed to exist?
In a world where innocence is sold and love is a dangerous secret, Tartelune walks the fine line between survival and despair. But the last line of the comprachicos is never written in ink—it is carved in flesh.
A tale of identity, betrayal, and tragedy, The Last Line explores the forgotten souls of history—those who were never meant to be remembered.
