Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Loretta's words turned into a yelp as Jonah's eyes flashed with panic.

He planted a hard kick, sending her tumbling into the dirt.

Loretta's cry barely faded when the Hendersons lost it, totally thrown. "What's happening?"

Their voices shot up, sharp with worry. "What are you doing?"

Anger kicked in as they yelled, "You've got the wrong person! It's that jerk Raven you want, not us!"

They flipped to begging, frantic. "Sir, your people messed up-say something!"

The soldiers moved quick, shutting them down with raw muscle. Before long, the Hendersons' shouts fizzled out.

A heavy silence dropped over everything. Every Henderson stare zeroed in on Jonah.

Right then, they all thought Jonah and his team had gone nuts.

Raven was the one who deserved the death penalty, they reckoned-not them, getting herded up like livestock.

But under their heavy glares, something shifted.

Jonah's face turned to stone.

He stepped forward, slow and sure.

took another step, boots solid on

front of Raven, voice low

he threw a

Henderson who mouthed off to

words hit, and the

Jonah, shock and disbelief

make sense

couldn't

mumbled, half out of it,

was

in slow-Ruth's

So

doubt crept up. Jonah's already

connecting dots,

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doubtful. "Raven? A

it down quick. "No

had a major general under

out a sour laugh. "And Raven? Five years locked up, and

stewed in their disbelief, Raven turned her head slow, a

said, voice like ice, "you were just saying I should get the death

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