VALIANT REIGN (The Royals Book 3) by Brooke Sivendra

Author:Brooke Sivendra [Sivendra, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-19T18:30:00+00:00

Reed

Reed ignored the roar of the crowd and narrowed his gaze. His head had been pounding since he left the hospital, but he refused to sit in the palace and do nothing. He looked through his scope to the people below. He had no intention of shooting anyone—not yet—but he was looking for a familiar face.

“Reed, can you see your friend?” Samuel asked.

“Negative,” he responded.

“Hmm,” Samuel mused, but he didn’t sound surprised. Neither was Reed, given that Asher had spoken to him and given him warning minutes before his speech. But if he was here, Reed knew he wasn’t in the crowd to hear what the king had to say. It was very possible he was there to silence the king.

Nonetheless, Reed continued to scan the faces of the crowd. He’d expected them to disperse once Asher stepped back inside, but the crowd lingered, talking amongst themselves. There was an energy, an excitement that Reed hadn’t seen before. The crowd seemed at one with each other, creating a vibration that was palpable—almost visible.

That troubled Reed.

Santina was growing tired of their country being threatened, and they wanted blood. Soon they wouldn’t care whose blood it was—as long as someone was paying. If Asher wasn’t careful, they might turn on him.

He did a double-take when he thought he saw a familiar face, but it turned out to be a false alarm. He kept scanning, confident that between all of the men Thomas Security had on the rooftops, no one would pass by undetected.

It took over an hour for the crowd to disperse. Finally, Reed lowered his weapon.

“Negative,” Reed said. “I’m packing up.”

“Copy,” Samuel responded.

Similar calls continued to come in from the team. Reed was disappointed, even though he hadn’t had high expectations of seeing Asher’s uncle there—and even lower expectations of him doing something desperate to try to take out the king.

Reed knew that was a good thing, but the uncertainty of this case was troubling. Every time they felt like they were close, things took a turn—usually for the worse.

“Regroup at the palace. I want a meeting,” James said.

“Copy,” Reed responded as he slung his kit over his shoulder and walked toward the stairwell. His senses were on full alert as he descended the stairs and walked out to the waiting car. He was inside and on his way to the palace without incident.

Reed exhaled a long breath.

He used the quiet time to churn the facts around in his mind. He couldn’t shake the feeling that they were missing something. This case was like a giant three-dimensional puzzle with moving parts. Every piece had to fit.

His mind was no clearer by the time he arrived. He went straight to James’s newly acquired office, passing the kitchen as he did. His eyes darted left, to the lone figure at the table by the window. He couldn’t make out any of her features—she was nothing more than a silhouette—but he knew it was Rachel.

His legs stopped but he forced himself to move forward. He was working a case and could not afford to be distracted.

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