General Ezra’s POV: I nodded at Cage. Cage grabbed a fistful of Julia’s hair and picked her up. Julia flailed as Cage walked toward the dais. He threw Julia down beside Claudia. Julia cried out from the pain as she landed on her knees with a thud. I got up and went over to her. “Julia, do you know why you are here?” “N…no,” she said, rubbing her knees and head. “You went to Claudia with information about Mya watching two slaves having s*x?” “Yes,” Julia said swiftly. She thinks she has the upper hand here. Let’s see if she lies, I thought. “What exactly did you see? And where were you when you saw it happening?” “I was coming out of the classroom. I forgot to give my quill and ink back at the end of class on Friday. I went back to drop it off. I heard something. I peeked arou

