Chapter 3 “YOU DON’T THINK THAT’S the only copy of the book we have?” I asked, forcing a cunning smile to my lips. I thrust my arms behind my back and wiped the sweat from my palms, hoping they didn’t notice. “You think we actually took your word that you were going to give me a fair trial? We expected this. We know how you really are and what you want to hide from everyone. We have a backup plan in place. There is a group of fae ready to release that information to every realm in the known Universe in the context of the original text so everyone will know it and won’t question the authenticity.” I hoped Tavlor didn’t mind me throwing his people under the figurative ‘bus’ but they were the only group I’d found so far to be organized, smart, and virtuous. Plus, they had power, just as the

