A Ruler in Disguise novel · Chapter 20 of 24
Chapter 20: The Coast Calls
The deputy left at seven.
The writ went with him, stayed by a judge who had been called out of bed and did not enjoy it.
The Legion climbed back on their buses, row by row, without a word, and the neighbors took the rolls home.
By evening, the shop was quiet.
Dina had walked the old notary to my spare bed and tucked the quilt around her.
I stood in my apartment above the shop with the lights off, watching Bull Street go blue.
Dev came up the stairs behind me.
He had the plane tickets in his hand.
They were folded in thirds, and he held them.
"The colonel's jet is at the airfield at two tomorrow," he said. "The board meets at ten.
"After the vote I leave.
"Come with me."
"No."
"Clover."
"I heard you."
"I am not asking you to be a prize."
"You're asking me to fly eight thousand miles to a country that isn't on a map," I said.
"And to be your wife on a forged paper.
"I have a shop that I just kept with my bare hands.
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