Treason

Harriet paced in her office, anxious and shocked. Elias had been taken away for investigation, charged with treason and colluding with foreign organisations for illegal arms dealing. She knew this was the general’s doing. Harriet hadn’t anticipated Carl’s ruthless approach. Once declared guilty, Elias’s life would be ruined. But what could she do? Carl Conway outranked her and she had no legal standing to challenge the investigation. Harriet crumpled a paper into a ball and hurled it into the trash can, frustrated. As she pondered how to save Elias, Dylan’s face flashed in her mind, but she dismissed the idea. ‘He’s probably too busy courting Carl’s daughter right now.’ Harriet’s smile was bitter. ‘Why would he help me?’ Her gaze turned towards the phone on her desk. Should she call Uncle Hershel? Elias was his adoptive son and protégé, after all. But she remembered how furious Uncle Hershel was when he discovered Elias had gone against his wish and married Callie. Hershel and Elias ha