Shadows of Empyriad (The Empyriad Series Book 1) by Josi Russell

Author:Josi Russell [Russell, Josi]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-08-12T04:00:00+00:00

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A month in, and Sol had been transferred. The Fruitland jail was no small time facility. The men here were rough. They were mostly career criminals and violent offenders waiting for trial.

At least most of the murderers didn’t stick around long. Since the Consolidated Terrene Leadership took over, local judges had the power and responsibility to administer immediate capital punishment via injection upon conviction. Sol tried not to let that worry him. After all, he was only charged with an attack on the Leadership and destruction of Leadership Property.

He’d been shackled in the back of a cramped crawler for several hours during transport here, and the cramp in his shoulder that had bothered him since the explosion just wouldn’t go away now. He figured that the unyielding cot he was lying on wasn't helping it, either. He sat up.

The jail was quiet, except for the distant snoring of an inmate further down the row somewhere, a steady moaning from another inmate, and the occasional rustle of someone turning over in his sleep.

Sol had moved past disbelief. He had moved past indignation and anger. Now, as he scooted back and leaned against the cold wall, a dark acceptance seeped into his consciousness. This was real. This was his life: the shadowy eight foot by ten foot room, with its cement floor, sink, and toilet. It was not what he wanted.

He remembered the feel of his father's arms around him. He had always wanted to be like his father.

Timothy wouldn't be proud to see him in this place. Would he believe Sol? Would he believe that he was innocent? If he still existed somewhere, as Sol's mother thought he did, his father may be the only one who really knew what happened.

A month this nightmare had gone on, and nobody, not the Rangers or the police or the guards, believed that he had not caused that explosion. Even his friends seemed to be doubtful. Only Mezina had come to visit him in Sunset, and now, deep in the heart of Cascadia, he didn’t expect any visitors.

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