Chapter 718

• Chapter Seven Hundred and Eighteen
• Lucas stepped forward, his presence calm, steady, unshaken, and he said evenly. “Let him be, the authority has their own law, I hope you respect the authority.”
• John held still for a long second, and then he straightened. He stepped back, turned, and walked to Lucas’ side. He bowed his head slightly, not in submission, but in acknowledgment. Then he stood off to the side, silent, still like a blade sheathed but not dulled.