Free Proditor : Book 5 of the Heku Series by T.M. Nielsen

just don’t normally see us away from our factions,”
William said, and Exavior nodded.
    “ Just take her back to
Council City. We’ll explain what happened, and I’m sure they’ll be
more than ready to get rid of us,” Exavior said.
    “ Fine, but if I end up in
the Equites prison, I’m coming after you,” William said as he
pulled off of the Interstate and onto the road to Council
City.
    “ No, don’t,” Emily said,
and laid back down when the world began to spin again.
    “ Hmm, that’s not very safe.
The city guards just waved us in,” Exavior frowned.
    “ They know my Jeep,” Emily
said.
    “ I can’t believe I’m about
to drive into the Equites’ garage,” William said, and looked up as
the Jeep disappeared into the large underground garage.
    Exavior was out of the Rubicon first and
opened the back, holding a hand out for Emily. She took his hand,
and almost fell when she got to her feet as the world shifted out
from under her. Exavior put a steady arm around her, and she took a
deep breath and headed inside.
    “ Should we go then?”
William asked. “The blood… the scent…”
    “ Don’t be an idiot, use
some control,” Exavior growled.
    Emily glanced down at her forearms and saw
that they were covered in dried blood. She shut her eyes as the
building began to twirl, and Exavior picked her up.
    “ Damnit, don’t pick her
up,” William hissed, glancing nervously at the door to the
palace.
    “ So just let her fall?”
Exavior asked, and stopped at the door. “Do we knock?”
    “ I don’t know,” William
whispered. “Damn, we shouldn’t even be here.”
    “ Buck up, open the door and
let’s go in,” Exavior said, and took a deep breath when William
walked in, following him.
    William turned to Exavior when the palace
went into lock down, “I think they know we’re here.”
    “ Just find the boyfriend,”
Exavior said.
    They were suddenly surrounded by members of
the Cavalry, palace guards, and all of the council members except
for the Elders.
    Kyle and Mark stepped forward, “Care to
explain?”
    Kyle took Emily from Exavior.
    “ Let them go. They were
just helping me home,” Emily whispered. Her head was
pounding.
    Mark looked at her and then back to the
enemies, “She’s injured?”
    “ I can explain…” Exavior
said. “I was driving by when I saw Emily going into a restaurant,
so I decided to go see her.”
    “ I came by later and saw
him in the window,” William added. “I went inside, and couldn’t
just leave him with the Winchester.”
    “ This isn’t telling me what
I want to know,” Mark hissed.
    “ Ok, so we had a few
drinks, and a mortal started to pick a fight with us,” Exavior
explained. “So… it turned into a fight, and at some point, one of
the mortals hit Emily through a plate glass window.”
    “ That’s when heard the
police coming, and we drove off in her Jeep,” William said. “So
here is your Winchester, and we’ll be gone now.”
    “ Phone,” Emily
whispered.
    “ You took her phone?” Kyle
asked, frowning.
    “ That… was a little joke,”
Exavior said, and handed her phone over.
    “ Get lost,” Mark growled,
and the enemy heku blurred from the palace.
    “ Stand down,” Kyle
growled.
    “ Put me down,” Emily said,
and Kyle stood her up and looked at the dried blood on her
forearms.
    “ Did they hit you?” Mark
asked, his hands clenched into fists.
    Emily sighed, “No, a mortal hit me, and you
know what? I’m starting to dislike mortals more and more.”
    “ We have to go give a
report to the Elders,” Kyle said, and took Emily’s arm.
    “ What? Why me?” Emily
asked, wide eyed.
    “ You brought the Valle’s
Chief Interrogator and an Encala Elder into the palace,” Mark said,
taking her other arm.
    “ I did not! They walked
in,” Emily said, and struggled a bit while they pulled her up the
stairs to the council chamber’s door.
    Derrick opened the door for them while Mark
and Kyle drug Emily through the doors