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Angel put her forehead against mine, because more skin contact was better for most metaphysical powers The lioness snarled and lashed out, claws extended It el; she wrapped her arht the sensation of phanto to cut e from the inner beasts, but it hurt as if there was for seconds, minutes, while my body had to realize eren’t really hurt
“Are you all right there, Marshal?” Leduc asked from the cell area
I had to breathe through the pain to answer him “Yeah, justI’m fine”
The lawyer actually moved around to distract Leduc Ms Brooks had been around enough shapeshifters to know an issue when she saw it She started to try to argue that Bobby should be released into her custody now, today, which was ridiculous and had no legal standing, but she restarted her fight with the sheriff It gavehad happened
Angel spoke with hermy face so that her whisper wouldn’t carry to any of the huet you out of here”
Pierette ca and whispered, “We all need so werelion”
It took me a second to realize she meant Olaf and not Nicky Out loud I said, “We need to leave at least one of you guys here with Bobby”
“The case is solved,” Leduc said, “and as soon as we can get the legalities worked out, Bobby is going home We don’t need the Coalition to babysit anymore, do we, Bobby?”
“It was my doubts that made me lose control of my beast,” Bobby said “I don’t
doubt myself anymore I know that I didn’t kill my uncle”
“If you weren’t a Therianthrope, you’d be able to walk out now,” Ms Brooks said
I nodded and walked into the cell area like my lioness hadn’t just sideswiped me The dull ache of it was just that, dull I wasn’t hurt “Sorry, Ms Brooks, but Bobby has to stay in the cell tonight Hopefully sometime tomorrow he’ll be home and clear”
“You know he’s innocent now Why should he spend another night in jail?” she asked
“Because he’s still a shapeshifter accused of a murder I can refuse to execute him even with the warrant in his name, but until we’ve cleared him more publicly, he’s probably safer behind bars”
“Are you saying that people who have known me all my life would hurt me?” Bobby asked from the open door of his cell