Page 187 of The Chosen One Universe: Volume One

“Pearl, heel,” Sawyer yelled.

She growled but backed away from Mr. Bledsoe slowly, even as Eduard and one of the guards kept between Sawyer and the mailman.

“What… where am I?” Mr. Bledsoe blinked, clearly confused. “What happened?”

Eduard knelt beside him slowly, slipping the gun away and to the guard at his side. “I think you are a little over-heated. I’m going to call an ambulance for you, okay?”

“I… how did I get here?”

Eduard glanced over his shoulder at Sawyer, gesturing him toward the house. Pearl stayed beside him as he went inside. Andvari pulled open the door, dressed in nothing more than his sleep shorts with his sword drawn and ready. He pulled Sawyer inside before slamming it behind him. “What happened? I heard a gunshot.”

Sawyer couldn’t even think. “The mailman tried to kill me.”

Andvari growled.

“Sawyer!” Draco and Henry stumbled down the stairs next, both of them half asleep but clearly concerned. “What’s going on?”

Andvari pulled Sawyer against him even as Cecil bustled by. “I’ve called an ambulance, sir.”

“Sawyer, go with Draco and Henry. I’m going to go outside and wait with Eduard.”

“Andi, he didn’t know,” Sawyer explained. “He… he didn’t know what he was doing. He doesn’t know how he got here. I… I’ve known him forever.”

Andvari nodded, his expression grim. “I won’t hurt him.”

Draco pulled Sawyer against him and then checked him over.

“I’m fine. Just… Pearl saved me. She knew something was wrong.”

Henry pressed against his back, hugging him between them. “You’re fine,” he whispered.

Sawyer trembled, the shock of the moment catching up with him. He couldn’t stop thinking about the fear and confusion in Mr. Bledsoe’s face as he realized where he was. It was another clue as to who was trying to kill him and time to go back to the books to try and figure it out.