Reckless Disregard

Chapter Ten

Chapter Ten

Since Alecia’s stay in Lassiter’s home, I’d wonderedwhat happened on that ominous second floor of the house. I’d imagined manythings—even tried to pull out the information from Alecia. But while she toldme plenty—much more than she should have—there was a good deal that she didn’tdare say. The rules about revealing the tribe’s precious secrets were prettystrict. That was made quite clear to me before I agreed to submit to theirverdict. I’d never realized how serious they were about enlisting my agreement,but they were adamant that I understood this treatment was my choice. I couldagree as easily to leave the house and not return. Despite mytrepidation over what I faced, I knew I would submit. I needed the strictdiscipline, and perhaps, I needed the time away from Geoff