#Chapter 59: Cheat

Logan The moment I saw her, all sense left me. I was rendered speechless, unable to move or even breathe. She was bruised, bound, and shoved into the clearing like a prize. Even my heart stuttered to a stop. I knew I’d failed her already. Evelyn’s eyes found mine immediately. I didn’t need words to know what she was thinking: Don’t do anything stupid. But it was too late for that. I was already past stupid. Stupid was letting her walk willingly into Jesse’s clutches. Stupid was watching her slip through the safety of the palace. I was well beyond doing anything logical to get her back. Yet she held my gaze, trying to mutely communicate her confidence and calm in her stare. I tried to latch on to her expression and to let it quell me as well as I steeled myself to meet Jesse’s smirk. Jesse’s rogues began to appear, staggering out of their tents and into the clearing we were facing off in. Some licked their chops, practically salivating at the prospect of a fight. Th