Heaven Can't Wait - Chapter 56

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Chapter Fifty-Six - Other Things to Worry About

This time when Bellamy wakes, it’s to keys in the cage door. The clinking and creaking of metal pulls him from a now thankfully dreamless sleep. The door swings open as a yawn escapes. He glances up through puffy, sore eyes at a stern-looking Indra. For a split second, he’s back on that field, convincing Pike to let her live. He won’t lie and say he hasn’t wondered more than once if that was a mistake.

Her lips are set in a grim line. She moves out of the way without saying anything to let Kane in who quickly uncuffs Bellamy and offers him a hand up.

Bellamy gets to weak legs, rubbing his sore wrists. “What’s going on?”

“I’m releasing you on your own recognizance.”

“What? Why?” Bellamy glances at the other men in the cage who have woken with the noise as well. He leans in closer to Kane. “The assault-”

“Those charges have been dropped.”

Bellamy blinks at Kane, not sure he heard him correctly. “Dropped?”

Indra stands a little taller. “By Grounder law, you did nothing wrong in protecting the child. Benedict got his due justice for striking someone too weak to defend themselves.”

Bellamy runs a hand over his face. “But-”

“Bellamy,” Kane says, taking him by the arm to guide him out of the cage, “just accept this mercy and promise not to let your emotions get the better of you again.”

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