Hidden Bloodline

Lenora crossed the room quickly, reaching him before he could sway further against the doorframe.

"Sit down," she said, guiding him toward a chair near the desk. "You were supposed to be transported."

"I refused," Jude said, his voice strained but steady. "I told them I needed five more minutes. They didn't like it, but they didn't have time to argue with me either."

"What happened to you," Katya