This was bad. He clearly thought Leo and I had done this, and based on our history with Devon, I couldn’t say I blamed him. Then again, the timing of his arrival, just moments after our own, was pretty suspicious, and I realized that I could easily be looking at Ambrose’s murderer. It was the same move Devon had pulled on me—only this time it had worked, and Leo and I were caught.
Either way, it meant he was going to blame us no matter what we said.
“Lieutenant,” Leo began, and I realized he was going to try anyway. “Our friend Maddox needs medical treatment immediately, and we need to start searching for whoever did this to our teammates. Clearly, someone is targeting us because of our standing in the Tourney.”
“Are they indeed,” Zale sneered, his face filled with disgust. “I’ve heard enough of your lies. Knights, arrest these murderers.”
From the door behind him, several Knights appeared, their batons already out. I considered them for a moment—considered fighting my way out and making a run for it—but there were too many of them.
I slowly raised my hands, and then gave Leo a nod to do the same. A Knight approached me cautiously, reaching out to take my baton and pull it out of my belt, and then they rushed me, grabbing my arms and shoving me roughly to the ground.
I managed not to cry out as they wrenched my shoulder to shove my hands behind my back. I caught a glimpse of Leo being treated just as roughly, and then I was hauled up and shoved forward, stumbling with the violence of it.
As they continued to push me into the hall, I kept my hands clenched, and tried to maintain my calm. Getting angry now was counterproductive. If I wanted to get Leo and myself out of this, I needed to keep my wits about me.
Because otherwise, we were dead.
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THE GIRL WHO DARED TO THINK
The Girl Who Dared to Think (Book 1)
The Girl Who Dared to Stand (Book 2)
The Girl Who Dared to Descend (Book 3)
The Girl Who Dared to Rise (Book 4)
THE GENDER GAME
(Completed series)
The Gender Game (Book 1)
The Gender Secret (Book 2)
The Gender Lie (Book 3)
The Gender War (Book 4)
The Gender Fall (Book 5)
The Gender Plan (Book 6)
The Gender End (Book 7)
HOTBLOODS
Hotbloods (Book 1)
A SHADE OF VAMPIRE SERIES
Series 1: Derek & Sofia’s story
A Shade of Vampire (Book 1)
A Shade of Blood (Book 2)
A Castle of Sand (Book 3)
A Shadow of Light (Book 4)
A Blaze of Sun (Book 5)
A Gate of Night (Book 6)
A Break of Day (Book 7)
Series 2: Rose & Caleb’s story
A Shade of Novak (Book 8)
A Bond of Blood (Book 9)
A Spell of Time (Book 10)
A Chase of Prey (Book 11)
A Shade of Doubt (Book 12)
A Turn of Tides (Book 13)
A Dawn of Strength (Book 14)
A Fall of Secrets (Book 15)
An End of Night (Book 16)
Series 3: The Shade continues with a new hero…
A Wind of Change (Book 17)
A Trail of Echoes (Book 18)
A Soldier of Shadows (Book 19)
A Hero of Realms (Book 20)
A Vial of Life (Book 21)
A Fork of Paths (Book 22)
A Flight of Souls (Book 23)
A Bridge of Stars (Book 24)
Series 4: A Clan of Novaks
A Clan of Novaks (Book 25)
A World of New (Book 26)
A Web of Lies (Book 27)
A Touch of Truth (Book 28)
An Hour of Need (Book 29)
A Game of Risk (Book 30)
A Twist of Fates (Book 31)
A Day of Glory (Book 32)
Series 5: A Dawn of Guardians
A Dawn of Guardians (Book 33)
A Sword of Chance (Book 34)
A Race of Trials (Book 35)
A King of Shadow (Book 36)
An Empire of Stones (Book 37)
A Power of Old (Book 38)
A Rip of Realms (Book 39)
A Throne of Fire (Book 40)
A Tide of War (Book 41)
Series 6: A Gift of Three
A Gift of Three (Book 42)
A House of Mysteries (Book 43)
A Tangle of Hearts (Book 44)
A Meet of Tribes (Book 45)
A Ride of Peril (Book 46)
A Passage of Threats (Book 47)
A Tip of Balance (Book 48)
A Shield of Glass (Book 49)
A Clash of Storms (Book 50)
Series 7: A Call of Vampires
A Call of Vampires (Book 51)
A Valley of Darkness (Book 52)
A SHADE OF DRAGON TRILOGY
A Shade of Dragon 1
A Shade of Dragon 2
A Shade of Dragon 3
A SHADE OF KIEV TRILOGY
A Shade of Kiev 1
A Shade of Kiev 2
A Shade of Kiev 3
THE SECRET OF SPELLSHADOW MANOR
(Completed series)
The Secret of Spellshadow Manor (Book 1)
The Breaker (Book 2)
The Chain (Book 3)
The Keep (Book 4)
The Test (Book 5)
The Spell (Book 6)
BEAUTIFUL MONSTER DUOLOGY
Beautiful Monster 1
Beautiful Monster 2
DETECTIVE ERIN BOND (Adult thriller/mystery)
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