Claimed (Servants of Fate Book 2) by Sarah Fine

Author:Sarah Fine [Fine, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: 47North
Published: 2015-03-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

The cell door slid shut with a heavy clang, and Galena winced. She was dressed in the most expensive clothes she’d ever worn, a pink silk blouse and a black pencil skirt, both probably picked out by Cacy, brought to her so she could look the right part for her arraignment.

It hadn’t helped much.

Her limbs heavy, wobbling on her heels, Galena took a few steps toward the bed, which was nothing more than a thin mat laid on top of a metal panel bolted to the wall. It wouldn’t have mattered if it were the most comfortable mattress in the world, though. As long as she was here, she wouldn’t be able to sleep. She stared down at it until its hard edges blurred and softened.

She’d just pled not guilty to over a dozen counts of murder, plus numerous other charges that Galena hadn’t even tried to remember. And true to Detective Botros’s word, the judge had immediately denied bail. Her lawyer, a tall, stern woman named Nan Drummond, had argued ferociously on her behalf, but the prosecutor had simply stated two facts that seemed to seal Galena’s fate: Galena was widely acknowledged as a genius. And she had just married into the most affluent family in Boston. Together, that equaled a flight risk too great to allow, especially in light of the severity of the crimes.

The judge also set her trial date at the arraignment—eight months in the future. With her heart in her throat, Galena had turned around to find Eli and Dec staring back at her. They were sitting together, both dressed up, looking more like businessmen than paramedics. She wondered if the horror in their eyes matched her own. She could read Eli like a book—she knew he didn’t believe for a moment that she was guilty. But Dec was unreadable; his glacier-blue eyes were riveted on her face as the guard pulled her to her feet. Did he think she coerced Jian into planting the bombs?

Why wouldn’t he? The evidence was damning. And there was more of it than Botros had initially showed her. Jian had apparently received a whole string of vile messages, threatening to unleash a virus, threatening to make his wife victim number one, threatening to find his family and hurt them, too. No wonder he’d been so desperately angry when he’d found her in the Veil. No wonder Botros seemed determined to see her put away for life.

Dec had stood up as the guards led her away. I’m so sorry, she’d wanted to say. Not that she’d had anything to do with the crimes. But Dec had been dragged into this, pressured by Cacy, guilted by Eli, and now he was stuck with her. He’d done everything he could for her, too. She wondered if annulment was allowed for Ferrys. He deserved to be free from all this crap swirling around her.

A terrible, writhing frustration had built inside her as she’d stared at the ceiling last night, thinking over all that had happened.

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