Chapter Twenty Seven
“Adin, have you gone completely mad?” asks Jayden.
“No, it’s just—”
“They tried to kill you!” continues Jeshua.
“Maybe they didn’t…”
“What do you mean?” asks Orin sharply.
“I’m just saying—”
“Yes I know what you’re just saying: Tom held a gun to your head and you’re saying maybe we’re jumping to the wrong conclusion.”
“We had gun’s at their heads—does that make us murdering psychopaths too?” asks Adin in exasperation.
“But Adin, you saw the recording…” begins Jayden.
“I know, I know,” Adin throws himself into a chair. “But I was there, nothing would have been easier than putting a bullet in me, but they didn’t—in fact…”
“In fact?” prompts Dagny.
“I just don’t think any of this adds up,” he shrugs.
“Mr. Orin?” the unfortunate lackey receives the peeved attention of the gathered men.
“What is it?” asks Orin.
“Lady Mari is here, she wishes an audience with the council.”
“Better let her in, Orin,” is Cayden’s advice.
“Bring her in, Lester.”
There is a moments silence as the assembled brothers wait for Mari’s entry.
“This isn’t the best time, Mari,” is Orin’s greeting.
“I know, that’s why I’m here,” Mari’s face is worried and pale. “I’ve heard a rumour that Tom and Ryder are in some sort of trouble?”
“That’s no rumour, Mari, Tom and Ryder are responsible for the deaths of many, including Dax!”
“Who told you such a lie?” Asks Mari horrified. “They were just boys at the time.”
“It isn’t a lie, Mari, and we have proof that it isn’t,” answers Orin.
“How could you possibly have proof for a lie?” Mari’s voice is angry.
“They abducted, Dec, Mari,” interjects Blake.
“Another lie!” announces Mari.
“What do you mean?” asks Dagny sharply.
“Who told you Tom, and Ryder, kidnapped Dec,” counters Mari.
“They told us themselves.”
Orin presses a button and the recording begins to play, Mari watches it in silence.
“You see, Mari? I’m sorry but it’s the truth,” Orin’s voice is soft.
“Tomasz was the only one of his brothers that, Dax, trusted fully—he trusted him with everything,” Mari’s eyes are softly unfocused but they sharpen as they fall on Orin. “You wouldn’t know what the truth was if it jumped up and bit you on the backside! Who gave you that tape?”
“Jimmy Brook—”
“Jimmy?” Mari’s voice is incredulous and she slides into the seat she is standing next to. “Jimmy?”
“Yes he found—”
“Orin! You have to send one to find him, to fetch him here—quickly before it’s too late!” her voice is panicky.
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Broken City
Science FictionIn a Broken City, filled with warring tribes, lives: A girl with no future A man with no past A little lost boy And those who seek to find him.... ....Welcome to Deeta's world. Deeta Richards has never seen the outside world. Before she was born a b...
