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We left the room and I led the way down the hall. The guards were still stationed outside the separate
cells. I hadn’t allowed the prisoners to see each other, but I at least made sure they were rtively
taken care of. It was one thing to deprive them of food, water, and sleep while questioning them. But
torturing them when I didn’t have the time to deal with them wouldn’t allow them to break themand.
Besides, I didn’t want A to have to see them like that from the start. If she broke themand and it
led to that at some point, so be it. But if she could get through this without having to break someone’s
mind, I would be grateful. It wasn’t something that was taken lightly. Even with a rogue, someone who
wasn’t tethered to your own subconscious, the feeling of asserting that kind of dominance and force
leaves an impact I didn’t think she was ready for.
“This is the one I started questioning in Bonnerville,” I indicated. “I think Will spent a few moments with
the other one while we were away. He’ll be here tomorrow to help if we need it.”
“We can start with the one you’re familiar with,” A said. “We know for sure that he’s under the
command, so he must know something that would warrant it.”
“Randy was telling me about thismand,” Kingston said. “It still seems strange for them to be using
it to keep information from us. It doesn’t really make sense.”
“That’s what I said,” A agreed, shaking her head.
“It has probably worked incredibly well until now,” I replied. “There’s only one possible person who
could break themand. Add that that
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person either didn’t exist or likely didn’t know what they were capable of. They would have been pretty
confident their secrets were safe. Even if their men were captured, whatever they could get out of them
wouldn’t lead back to the Waar Pak.”
“But if they really believed the Blessed One would appear, they would have known that this wouldn’t
protect them for long,” Kingston said. “And they know we’re aware they are looking for her.”
“Do they, though?‘ I asked. “They’ve been hunting Onyxcrown survivors for years. What’s to say their
attacks on you were anything other than that? The only reason they were brought to our attention was
because of Randy. He’s still feeding them false information.”
“We have to assume it’s the likelihood at this point,” Kingston said.
“Agreed.” I stated. I focused on A, resting my hands on her arms. “I‘ Il be there the entire time if you
need help. But you’re running this. We’ll follow your lead.”
We’d been practicing hermands together, and she was a natural now that she was getting the
hang of it. But interrogation was more than justmands.
She nodded for the guard to open the cell and I followed her inside. The rogue had been chained to the
chair again. However, the smell wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been the first time we’d met. The sour
scent of a rogue still hung in the air, but he was at least clean. He had a curious but nervous
expression as he watched A take a seat in front of him. I took a position behind him while Kingston
took a spot in the corner.
They stared at each other for a few minutes. The rogue started to fidget under the weight of our energy
filling the cell. I could see A’s mind ticking, her eyes a cool silver shining with intrigue. She was
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strategizing. Working out how to get what we needed.
“What’s your name?” she finally asked.
He didn’t respond. But A just waited. Eventually, Kingston moved to say something, but A lifted
her hand to stop him.
“I think a name is a good ce to start a conversation,” A said. “You give me yours and I’ll give you
mine.”
The rogue looked up at her, considering her proposal.
“Denny,” he spoke.
“Thank you, Denny,” she replied. “I’m A. I’m going to ask you some questions. I’m hoping you can
answer them for me.”
Denny shifted ufortably in his chair but remained quiet.
“Why are you a rogue?” A asked.
“What?” Denny responded in surprise.
“I was a rogue once,” she replied. “There’s a million reasons someone bes a rogue. I’d like to
know yours.”
Denny looked between me and Kingston in confusion. “My father was turned rogue when I was a kid
for… causing my mother’s death. No one wanted to take me in. So, I went with him.”
“I’m sorry,” A said genuinely. “That must have been really hard for you.”
He straightened in his chair. “It was better than an orphanage. At least as a rogue, I knew where I stood
and could fight for what I needed. Instead of relying on someone to take pity on me.”
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“Like fighting our vigers?”
Denny turned his head, not looking at her. A nodded slightly. She was reading him.
“What pack were you from?” A asked, moving on for now.
“Shadow w,” he replied quietly.
“I see,” she said. “I’m familiar with their reputation. I had a rather unpleasant encounter with theirst
Alpha. I can understand feeling like you’re better off without a pack than with that one. And why you
would want to get as far away as possible. Is that how you ended up near our border?”
“We move around a lot,” Denny said.
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“You and your father?”
Denny shook his head. “Rogues in general. My old man died a long time ago.”
“I’m sorry,” A said.
“Don’t be,” he said. “He deserved what he got.”
“What about Bonnerville?” A asked. “Do you think they got what they deserved? Why did you attack
them?”
Denny stilled. So far, A had just been making conversation. But there was just a hint of her power
behind thest question. He knew now that he had a choice to make. He could try to fight what was
coming but he wouldn’t be able to or he could tell her what she
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wanted to know. A had made some kind of decision about him. She was calm and collected. Like
she knew what the oue would be.
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Suddenly, Denny’s shoulders slumped. “We were ordered to.“