Chapter 101

I glanced at Tony, but he had not budged and still looked at a space beyond me.

"It was their poor choice to force us to go there," I said. "It's their own fault they didn't know Alexis was in me. They struck first when Esmeralda smacked me, breaking my neck, and bloodying my nose."

I could feel Tony's eyes move to me then.

"And when Tyler tried to protect me, Esmeralda broke her wrist. Julie was thrown across the room, and only then did Alexis come. But he came from inside of me."

Frank nodded. "Her words are not lies."

"Well," Cyrene said, "it seems that they weren't very hospitable to an American Council member."

"Why don't you ask her what she said to cause her to get slapped?" Kaniji asked.

"I asked her why she was asking me so many questions about Alexis," I said.

"And she slapped you for that?" Frank asked.

"No. She didn't just slap me. She hit me with her power and it knocked me out of my chair and broke my neck. I couldn't even turn my head when my people began to s