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off their hinges, or completely disconnected from the walls that surrounded once exclusive properties. Coraset kept her gun in hand, still unwilling to think the run for her life was over, but she saw no sign of the people that were chasing her. She wondered how many others were after her. Who did they work for? Why were they trying to kill her? She needed answers.
Finally, Brochudo turned into a driveway. It wound for half mile to a wrought iron gate. The car came to a screeching halt, and the gate remained closed. Coraset had that uneasy feeling again, but she hated to think that Brochudo was leading her into a trap. He’d always been a nice guy, never said a bad thing about anyone.
Coraset asked guardedly, “Brochudo, whose house is this?”
“Mr. Cassis,” he answered as he tapped on the steering wheel casually.
“What are we waiting for?” She gripped the gun tightly and started looking around.
The gate suddenly started opening slowly.
Brochudo stated, “For the gate to open. Jory isn’t paying attention or was in the toilet.”
Coraset sat back, still on edge. When the gate was fully open, Brochudo drove the broken brick driveway to the front door of a home completely covered with overgrown, untamed ivy. The house looked like it was built into the greenery itself.
Brochudo opened the car door for Coraset and remarked, “He’ll be in the first room to your right.”
She shifted the gun into her other hand and looked at Brochudo with doubt.
He understood her uncertainty and said, “It’ll be alright, Coraset. You can still trust Mr. Cassis.”
Without saying anything else, she went inside. She held the gun tight, aimed in the direction she was moving. The house was dark except for one room that was lit by a chandelier. Senator Xavier Cassis stood with his hands in his pants pockets, with a slight smile on his face. Coraset was glad to see him, but she was still tense. The room appeared empty, but there were dark corners and cascading shadows hiding the appearance of the walls. Coraset approached Xavier, and she stopped in front of him.
C HAPTER T EN
Senator Xavier Cassis was a middle aged man with brunette hair, brown eyes, and lightly tanned skin. He was clean shaven, young looking for his age, tall, and slender. Xavier was driven and very intelligent. He was appointed a Senator for the Barat Region by Chancellor Katherine Erato when the Federation was first formed. Deep down, he did not like nor approve of the new society, but Xavier worked diligently to ensure his front of supporting the totalitarian system was never in doubt. He wanted change. Xavier knew if he voiced what he really felt, he would be ousted from his high profile government position, imprisoned for treason.
“ You and I need to talk, Xavier.” Coraset stated calmly.
“ I will answer any and all question you may have, but first there are other matters we need to discuss.”
“There is nothing else to consider other than why your wife set me up.”
Xavier pointed out, “There is more important-”
“Why was I framed, Xavier?” Coraset cut him off angrily. She didn’t want to hear anything else but the answer to her question.
He hesitated but eventually answered, “Lea thought I hired you to kill Lieutenant Donner.”
“Did you tell her that?”
“No, of course not,” he answered with a convincing stare. “She was seeing him. I found out. I did hire someone to take care of him. She thought it was you. So, she went to the police and told them.”
“I lost a year and a half of my life over a lie, Xavier.” Coraset stated with restrained anger.
“And I did everything in my power to e nsure that’s all you lost. The judge was going to sentence you to death, but I convinced her that you did not kill the lieutenant.”
“ But she sent me to jail, anyway.”
“ She had no choice. Lea is my wife, and I am a Senator. With those facts alone, the judge could not disregard her
Finally, Brochudo turned into a driveway. It wound for half mile to a wrought iron gate. The car came to a screeching halt, and the gate remained closed. Coraset had that uneasy feeling again, but she hated to think that Brochudo was leading her into a trap. He’d always been a nice guy, never said a bad thing about anyone.
Coraset asked guardedly, “Brochudo, whose house is this?”
“Mr. Cassis,” he answered as he tapped on the steering wheel casually.
“What are we waiting for?” She gripped the gun tightly and started looking around.
The gate suddenly started opening slowly.
Brochudo stated, “For the gate to open. Jory isn’t paying attention or was in the toilet.”
Coraset sat back, still on edge. When the gate was fully open, Brochudo drove the broken brick driveway to the front door of a home completely covered with overgrown, untamed ivy. The house looked like it was built into the greenery itself.
Brochudo opened the car door for Coraset and remarked, “He’ll be in the first room to your right.”
She shifted the gun into her other hand and looked at Brochudo with doubt.
He understood her uncertainty and said, “It’ll be alright, Coraset. You can still trust Mr. Cassis.”
Without saying anything else, she went inside. She held the gun tight, aimed in the direction she was moving. The house was dark except for one room that was lit by a chandelier. Senator Xavier Cassis stood with his hands in his pants pockets, with a slight smile on his face. Coraset was glad to see him, but she was still tense. The room appeared empty, but there were dark corners and cascading shadows hiding the appearance of the walls. Coraset approached Xavier, and she stopped in front of him.
C HAPTER T EN
Senator Xavier Cassis was a middle aged man with brunette hair, brown eyes, and lightly tanned skin. He was clean shaven, young looking for his age, tall, and slender. Xavier was driven and very intelligent. He was appointed a Senator for the Barat Region by Chancellor Katherine Erato when the Federation was first formed. Deep down, he did not like nor approve of the new society, but Xavier worked diligently to ensure his front of supporting the totalitarian system was never in doubt. He wanted change. Xavier knew if he voiced what he really felt, he would be ousted from his high profile government position, imprisoned for treason.
“ You and I need to talk, Xavier.” Coraset stated calmly.
“ I will answer any and all question you may have, but first there are other matters we need to discuss.”
“There is nothing else to consider other than why your wife set me up.”
Xavier pointed out, “There is more important-”
“Why was I framed, Xavier?” Coraset cut him off angrily. She didn’t want to hear anything else but the answer to her question.
He hesitated but eventually answered, “Lea thought I hired you to kill Lieutenant Donner.”
“Did you tell her that?”
“No, of course not,” he answered with a convincing stare. “She was seeing him. I found out. I did hire someone to take care of him. She thought it was you. So, she went to the police and told them.”
“I lost a year and a half of my life over a lie, Xavier.” Coraset stated with restrained anger.
“And I did everything in my power to e nsure that’s all you lost. The judge was going to sentence you to death, but I convinced her that you did not kill the lieutenant.”
“ But she sent me to jail, anyway.”
“ She had no choice. Lea is my wife, and I am a Senator. With those facts alone, the judge could not disregard her
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