Free Emily’s Revenge (The Mamluks Saga Book 3) by Edward Lake Page A

go over there and talk to her.”
    Bill slapped his knee and stood up. “Then hot damn, that’s what I’m gunna do.” He did a sly walk as he approached her. “Hey there, Saule. Mind if I join you, Honey?”
    She turned around and looked down at him with a grin. “Sure, Bill. I don’t mind at all.”
    Together, they went to the wall and found a seat. Isabella and I watched them for a moment and listened to Bill trying his best to woo Saule. It was surely an odd pairing, but still rather endearing.
    Later on, after everyone had eaten and gone back to their spots on the floor, we began to fall asleep. I whispered ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ to Isabella as we faded away.
    She hummed the words with me, then kissed my cheek. “I love it when you sing to me.”
    I exhaled softly and returned a kiss to her forehead. “I’ll sing a lot louder when Mother leaves, My Love.”

Chapter 21: Emily
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    I t had been a few days and we still hadn’t found any signs of the rebels. If Juozas was here, he sure had picked the right planet.
    With Azar guiding us, we marched into a village and began to search the huts. I, along with Nojus and a few soldiers, walked into a hut and pushed aside the Turks who occupied the shed.
    On their faces, I saw great fear and anger. Nevertheless, they were lesser beings, and their feelings were irrelevant.
    I dug through their belongings, kicking over wicker baskets, shoving aside a pile of tools they used. Once again, after finding no evidence of the rebels, I slammed my fist into the mud and let out an aggravated scream.
    I stormed out of the hut and froze. I thrust my hands onto my hips and watched the others from afar as they tore through the neighboring huts. 
    Nojus walked up to me from behind. He stood by my side and exhaled. “Perhaps they are not here, My Ruler.”
    At this point, I wanted to agree with him, but there was still something inside me that said otherwise. “No. I can feel them, My Champion. They are indeed here.” At last, I realized it was time to get brutal.
    I turned around and pointed at the hut. “Bring those natives to me.”
    Nojus went back inside and dragged them out.
    Azar spotted us and rushed forward. “Master, why are you doing this?”
    “Silence! I’ve had enough of this. It’s time to find out if the rebels are really here.” I gave Nojus the signal to kill the natives, but before he could fire, Azar quickly dropped to his knees and bowed to me.
    “Please stop, Master,” he growled.
    I put a hand up to stop Nojus from shooting. I stared at Azar with heated eyes. “Do you have something to tell me?”
    The area fell silent as I looked on.
    Finally, Azar lifted his head. “Please don’t kill them.”
    “No. I am going to kill them. However, you can save the next Turk if you tell me the truth. Where—are—the rebels?”
    Azar glanced at me and sorely growled. “I will take you to the rebels.”
    Nojus became enraged. He hurried to Azar and backslapped his face. He began to beat Azar, and a group of soldiers quickly joined in. “How dare you lie to our Ruler,” I heard one of them shout.
    I smiled at the soldier’s passion, then quickly stopped the onslaught. “That’s enough, Soldiers. Back away.”
    Without pause, they stopped the assault and stepped away from Azar, revealing his battered body to me. I took my time as I walked to him, enjoying the moment.
    Finally, standing over him, I dropped to a knee. “Kill those Turks.”
    Nojus blasted the natives he had pulled out of the hut we’d searched, slicing their bodies up with his laser.
    I forcefully grabbed the fur on Azar’s face and pulled his head up. He growled, showing his fangs. “That was for lying to me—and I assure you: if you lie to me again, I will have Nojus beat you to death—but only after you watch every Turk on this planet suffer and die.”
    He calmed, and for the first time, I saw a touch of fear in his eyes. Seeing it gave me a thrilling