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Oh, man. He was in trouble. He
pushed away from the wall.
Images of his target taunted him.
He shoved a chair aside and tore
through the pictures scattered across the table in a desperate search for
salvation. There. He pulled the shot from the mess but found only condemnation.
The long blond hair flowing behind her in the snapshot had not been visible to
him, but there was no mistaking the deep blue of her eyes.
The pounding of a fist against the
heavy wood door released him from whatever spell she’d cast.
“Jackson.” Another loud thud
punctuated his name.
He struggled to get his bearings,
tried to slow the racing of his heart. “Yeah, one minute.”
“Now. Your father wants to see you,
immediately.”
Kai, his father’s most trusted
warrior. He was in more trouble than he’d originally thought. Was it possible
the king would sentence him to death for ignoring a direct order? Surely not
without offering him a fair trial, or at least granting him the opportunity to
explain. But what could he say? What explanation could there be for failing to
deliver the girl? None.
“I won’t knock again.” The warrior
would soon break down the door and drag him before the throne.
He crumpled the offending photo, the
evidence of his disgrace, into a ball. Instead of tossing it in the trash as
he’d intended, he shoved it into the small leather satchel he wore at his
waist. With a deep breath, he released the latch and pulled open the door.
“Come.” Kai turned his back on him
and strode purposefully down the corridor, their footfalls echoing through the
silence of accusation.
