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"And where is Brett now?" I asked, casting "

I looked at the hu at us expectantly From the looks on their faces, I was sure that they felt like storre’s ho ain, "you said you had conclusive evidence Where is it?"

She raised a brow and nodded doard the bodies

I exhaled impatiently "This is not conclusive evidence Someone could have framed Brett, for all we know Besides, you still haven’t answered how he could have even gotten to those huh and bit her lip, shrugging "Well, it’s the most conclusive we’ve found so far"

I brushed past her and looked down once again at the led bodies

"At least we’ve found the corpses now," I muttered "We have to hope that they are not too mashed up for us to examine But in the meantime, nobody is to lay a hand on Brett Not unless you or someone else can explain how he could have fit that elephantine body of his into those sroan emanated from the cave I whirled around and stared in horror as hu inside

I raced after theasped to see three hure was slu his head in his hands

This sight alone should have been enough to convince anyone that Brett was not a killer He could have sainst the wall of the cave with a knock of his fist, but instead, he chose to cower in a corner

The hure and glowered at them, but they still didn’t put them away entirely

"On what authority have you disturbed Brett?" I demanded

"What authority do we need, Sofia?" one of the men spat "Didn’t you just see those bodies outside his cave? He has le them into such a pulp"

"You need my or my husband’s authority to lay a hand on any resident on this island, however guilty you may deem them to be," I shot back "You all know the laws of The Shade, and if you don’t, I suggest you lock yourselves indoors for a day and study theain to refresh your er--"

"Yes, but chasing down the wrong person isn’t going to relieve that danger Those bodies outside his cave prove nothing until we’ve examined them"

The crowd parted as a olf bounded into the cave Saira Her eyes blazed as she reached side rowled "Brett has an alibi Me I’ve been visiting every night for the past teeks for bonfires on the beach"